Welcome to McCoy ...
McCoy is located in Breckinridge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McCoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
McCoy is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: McCoy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from McCoy (for example, toward Sonora), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for McCoy: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named McCoy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named McCoy - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (5), Virginia (2) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McCoy.
Communities near McCoy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McCoy.
- Leitchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
- Cloverport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
- Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
- Clarkson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
- Caneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
- Fordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
- Indian Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Se Ree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 McCoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCoy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McCoy. 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 McCoy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy. See our Newspapers Page for McCoy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCoy ...
Looking for more information about McCoy? 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 McCoy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McCoy.
Adding McCoy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McCoy 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 McCoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the McCoy post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McCoy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCoy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCoy - 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 McCoy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the McCoy 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |