Welcome to McPherron ...

McPherron is located in Clearfield County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of McPherron, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McPherron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

McPherron is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McPherron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

McPherron lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near McPherron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McPherron.

• Clearfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Bellwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Gallitzin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Loretto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Hastings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McPherron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McPherron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McPherron. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McPherron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McPherron. See our Newspapers Page for McPherron.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McPherron ...

Looking for more information about McPherron? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McPherron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McPherron.

Adding McPherron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McPherron in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McPherron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McPherron post office opened in 1875.

We also found McPherron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McPherron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McPherron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/