Welcome to East McDonough ...

East McDonough is located in Chenango County<1>.

The location of East McDonough has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East McDonough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for East McDonough: E. McDonough

East McDonough is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for East McDonough ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near East McDonough ...

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

• Norwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
• Sidney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Greene
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Oxford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Sherburne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>
• Bainbridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• New Berlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Whitney Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Marathon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
• Earlville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <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 East McDonough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East McDonough.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East McDonough ...

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

Adding East McDonough to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East McDonough post office opened in 1837.

We also found East McDonough in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East McDonough.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/