Welcome to McKinley ...

McKinley is located in Oscoda County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of McKinley, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McKinley is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McKinley is located in the (989) area code.

Going back to its beginning, McKinley was originally named Potts. For more information about the names of McKinley, see The Names of McKinley on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named McKinley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named McKinley - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McKinley ...

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

• Rose City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <5>
• Curtisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
• Curran
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
  • Curran is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curran <5>
• Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
• Kneeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
• Mio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mio
  • Mio is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mio <5>
• Glennie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennie
  • Glennie is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennie <5>
• South Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • South Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Branch <5>
• Lupton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <5>
• Barton City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton City
  • Barton City is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKinley ...

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

Adding McKinley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKinley 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 McKinley was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/