Welcome to McQueen ...

McQueen is located in Kane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McQueen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

McQueen is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McQueen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for McQueen ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Communities Also Named McQueen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named McQueen: This one is located in Kane County and the other is located in DuPage County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 6 communities that are also named McQueen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Montana, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near McQueen ...

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

• Elgin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Schaumburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
• Palatine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
• Wheaton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Hoffman Estates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <4>
• Bartlett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Crystal Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
• Carol Stream
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <4>
• Streamwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <4>
• Hanover Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
  • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <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 McQueen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McQueen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McQueen ...

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

Adding McQueen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McQueen post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McQueen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov