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 White Pine County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McCoy is 6,570 feet [2,003 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McCoy is 1¼ mile [or 2 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
The Area Code where McCoy was located: 775
Communities Also Named McCoy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named McCoy: This one is located in White Pine County and the other is located in Lander 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 10 communities that are near McCoy.
- Piermont ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Piermont is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
- Steptoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steptoe is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adverse is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
- McGill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- McGill Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
- Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
- East Ely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
- Osceola ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
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 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.
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 White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |