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Welcome to McKestes ...

McKestes is located in DeKalb County<1>.

McKestes is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from McKestes (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for McKestes: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near McKestes ...

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

  • Fort Payne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Rainsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henagar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sylvania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Crossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Fyffe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKestes ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKestes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the McKestes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the McKestes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.