Welcome to McBrayer ...

McBrayer is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McBrayer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

McBrayer is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave McBrayer and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for McBrayer: 502

Communities Also Named McBrayer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named McBrayer: This one is located in Anderson County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

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

Communities near McBrayer ...

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

• Nicholasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nicholasville
  • From McBrayer to Nicholasville
• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frankfort
  • From McBrayer to Frankfort
• Lawrenceburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Versailles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Versailles
  • From McBrayer to Versailles
• Harrodsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Wilmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmore
  • From McBrayer to Wilmore
• Midway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From McBrayer to Midway
• Burgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burgin
  • From McBrayer to Burgin
• Willisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
• Mackville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mackville
  • From McBrayer to Mackville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McBrayer ...

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

Adding McBrayer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the McBrayer post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McBrayer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/