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Welcome to McKinney ...

McKinney is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

McKinney is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for McKinney: 606

The ZIP code for McKinney: 40448<3>

Communities Also Named McKinney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named McKinney - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Georgia, Kansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near McKinney ...

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

  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brodhead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Crab Orchard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hustonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eubank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKinney ...

Looking for more information about McKinney? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McKinney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McKinney.

Adding McKinney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKinney 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 (so far) for McKinney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McKinney post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKinney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as McKinney). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McKinney or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/