Welcome to McCoy ...
So far, we found very little information about McCoy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McCoy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McCoy, please Contact Us.
McCoy would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of McCoy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
McCoy was founded in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McCoy is 5,230 feet [1,594 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of McCoy is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where McCoy was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If McCoy still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named McCoy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named McCoy: This one is located in Lander County and the other is located in White Pine County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 18 communities that are also named McCoy - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oregon, Texas (5), Virginia (2) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McCoy.
Communities near McCoy ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near McCoy.
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Battle Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Lander ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Tenabo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McCoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCoy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McCoy. 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 McCoy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy. See our Newspapers Page for McCoy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McCoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |