Welcome to McCreary ...

McCreary is located in Garrard County<1>.

The location of McCreary has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCreary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

McCreary is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McCreary is within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named McCreary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McCreary - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near McCreary ...

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

• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Nicholasville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Berea
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Wilmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Lancaster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Stanford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Junction City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Brodhead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <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 McCreary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCreary.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCreary ...

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

Adding McCreary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCreary post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCreary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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