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Welcome to McNary ...

McNary is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McNary, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

McNary is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McNary: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named McNary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McNary - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near McNary ...

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

  • Madisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
    • Former names for Central City:
    • Moreheads Horse Mill
    • Stroud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Earlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mortons Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Powderly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crofton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McNary ...

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

Adding McNary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McNary post office opened in 1882. The McNary post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McNary.

Footnotes ...

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