Welcome to McGary ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGary, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

McGary is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from McGary (for example, toward Spurgeon), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for McGary: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named McGary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McGary - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near McGary ...

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

Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
Fort Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
Oakland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland City is located in Gibson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
Haubstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <4>
Grayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grayville is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
Darmstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
Owensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Owensville is located in Gibson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
Poseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poseyville is located in Posey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <4>
Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <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 McGary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGary.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGary ...

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

Adding McGary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGary in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for McGary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McGary post office opened in 1882. The McGary post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGary.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGary - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the McGary area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the McGary area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/