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Welcome to McQueen ...

McQueen is located in Maricopa County<1>.


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


McQueen is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McQueen lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named McQueen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named McQueen - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Montana, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near McQueen ...

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

  • Phoenix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
  • Chandler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Scottsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tempe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <4>
  • Queen Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Apache Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McQueen ...

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

Adding McQueen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McQueen 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 McQueen was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McQueen.

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, 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 McQueen - 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.









 

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