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Welcome to McGinnes ...

McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGinnes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

McGinnes is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McGinnes: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near McGinnes ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Chestertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Centreville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Townsend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
  • Greensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheswold
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ridgely
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Rock Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Church Hill
    (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 McGinnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGinnes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGinnes ...

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

Adding McGinnes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGinnes post office opened in 1889. The McGinnes post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGinnes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Queen Anne's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGinnes - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the McGinnes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the McGinnes 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/