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Welcome to McCredie ...

McCredie is located in Klickitat County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of McCredie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

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

Time Zone: McCredie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

McCredie is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named McCredie ...

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

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

Communities near McCredie ...

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

  • Boardman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <4>
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roosevelt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluelight
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
    • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
  • Bickleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
  • Paterson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
  • Olex
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Irrigon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <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 McCredie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCredie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCredie ...

Looking for more information about McCredie? 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 McCredie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McCredie.

Adding McCredie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCredie 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 McCredie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McCredie post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCredie.

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCredie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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