Welcome to McKenney ...

The town of McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKenney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McKenney has a population of 493 people<2> (see below for details).

McKenney is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McKenney is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McKenney had an population of 493 people. This is an increase of 2.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McKenney had a population of 483 people. This makes McKenney the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 483 people, the population of McKenney increased 9.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 441 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McKenney.

Communities near McKenney ...

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

• Blackstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
  • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Jarratt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
• Alberta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Stony Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <5>
• Darvills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
  • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
• Callaville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
  • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
• Wilsons
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
• Edgerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
• Ammon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Amelia County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKenney ...

Looking for more information about McKenney? 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 McKenney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McKenney.

Adding McKenney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McKenney post office opened in 1900.

We also found McKenney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKenney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/