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Welcome to Fort McCoy ...

Fort McCoy is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort McCoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Fort McCoy: Ft. McCoy

Fort McCoy is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fort McCoy: 352

The ZIP code for Fort McCoy: 32134<3>

Communities Also Named Fort McCoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort McCoy - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fort McCoy ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort McCoy ...

Looking for more information about Fort McCoy? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort McCoy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort McCoy.

Adding Fort McCoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort McCoy 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 Fort McCoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort McCoy post office opened in 1852.

We also found Fort McCoy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort McCoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort McCoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort McCoy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort McCoy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/