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Welcome to McVey ...

McVey is located in Macoupin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McVey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

McVey is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named McVey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McVey - they are located in Minnesota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McVey ...

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

  • Chatham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Litchfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Carlinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Virden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gillespie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pawnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
  • Girard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Divernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McVey ...

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

Adding McVey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McVey 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 McVey was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McVey.

Footnotes ...

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