Welcome to McWhorter ...

McWhorter is primarily located in Clay County<1>. A portion of McWhorter extends into Laurel County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McWhorter, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McWhorter is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for McWhorter: (606)

Communities Also Named McWhorter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McWhorter - they are located in Georgia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McWhorter ...

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

• London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Manchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• McKee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Livingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Larue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
  • Larue is located in Clay County
• Peoples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
  • Peoples is located in Jackson County
• Fogertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
  • Fogertown is located in Clay County
• Maplesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
• Dabolt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dabolt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Dabolt is located in Jackson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McWhorter ...

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

Adding McWhorter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McWhorter 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 McWhorter was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McWhorter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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