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Welcome to McDonough ...

McDonough is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDonough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

McDonough is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McDonough lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McDonough: 302

Communities Also Named McDonough ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McDonough - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near McDonough ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Elsmere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • New Castle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • North East
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
    • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonough ...

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

Adding McDonough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDonough 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 McDonough was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found McDonough in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDonough.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McDonough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.