Welcome to McGill ...

McGill is located in Sonoma County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of McGill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGill, 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.

McGill is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for McGill: (707)

Communities Also Named McGill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McGill - they are located in Nevada, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McGill ...

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

• Vallejo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Napa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
• Petaluma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• San Rafael
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <4>
• Novato
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
• Rohnert Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• San Pablo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Benicia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia
  • Benicia is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benicia <4>
• Hercules
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <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 McGill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGill ...

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

Adding McGill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

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