Welcome to McAdoo ...

McAdoo is located in the Texas Panhandle.

McAdoo is located in Dickens County<1>.

The location of McAdoo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAdoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

McAdoo is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McAdoo is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: McAdoo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for McAdoo: (806)

The ZIP code for McAdoo: 79243<4>

Communities Also Named McAdoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McAdoo - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McAdoo.

Communities near McAdoo ...

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

• Crosbyton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <5>
• Spur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <5>
• Dickens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
• Roaring Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <5>
• Afton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
• Dougherty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <5>
• Cone
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
  • Cone is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cone <5>
• Matador
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <5>
• Ralls
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls
  • Ralls is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralls <5>

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 McAdoo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McAdoo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McAdoo. 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 McAdoo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAdoo ...

Looking for more information about McAdoo? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McAdoo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McAdoo.

Adding McAdoo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McAdoo 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 McAdoo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McAdoo post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdoo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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