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Welcome to Fentress McMahan ...

Fentress McMahan is located in Grayson County<1>.

Fentress McMahan is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Fentress McMahan: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Fentress McMahan ...

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

  • Leitchfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cloverport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fordsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen Dean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Duff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Duff is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
  • Horn Back Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
  • Short Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fentress McMahan ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fentress McMahan - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Fentress McMahan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Fentress McMahan 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.