Welcome to McAvoy ...

McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAvoy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McAvoy is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near McAvoy ...

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

• Concord
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Vallejo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Antioch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• San Ramon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Pittsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Creek <4>
• Brentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Danville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
  • Former name for Danville:
  • Inmanville
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• Oakley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <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 McAvoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McAvoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAvoy ...

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

Adding McAvoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McAvoy 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 McAvoy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAvoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/