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Welcome to McGill ...

McGill is located in the Steptoe Valley.

McGill is located in White Pine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

McGill is 6,200 feet [1,890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McGill is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McGill lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McGill: 775

The ZIP code for McGill: 89318<3>

Communities Also Named McGill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McGill - they are located in California, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McGill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGill ...

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

Adding McGill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGill post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGill.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as McGill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McGill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/