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Welcome to McKinnon ...

McKinnon is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinnon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1910.

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

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

Area Code for McKinnon: 912

Communities Also Named McKinnon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McKinnon - they are located in Florida (2), Tennessee and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McKinnon ...

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

  • Jesup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nahunta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Raybon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
    • Raybon is located in Brantley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
  • Screven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Popwellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
    • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Pendarvis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
    • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
  • Odum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Offerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hortense
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKinnon ...

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

Adding McKinnon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKinnon 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 McKinnon was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

We also found McKinnon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinnon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKinnon - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.