Welcome to McKaig ...

McKaig is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKaig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

McKaig is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McKaig: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for McKaig ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McKaig, the following might be of interest:

Communities near McKaig ...

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

• Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Mount Airy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Thurmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Taneytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Walkersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Boonsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <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 McKaig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKaig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKaig ...

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

Adding McKaig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKaig 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 McKaig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the McKaig post office opened in 1893.

We also found McKaig on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKaig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/