Welcome to McDonough ...

McDonough is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDonough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

McDonough is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named McDonough ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McDonough - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Michigan and Texas.

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

Websites for McDonough ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near McDonough ...

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

• Norwich
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
• Greene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Oxford
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <3>
• Sherburne
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• McGraw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
• Whitney Point
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
• Marathon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• DeRuyter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
  • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Lisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
  • Lisle is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <3>
• Smyrna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonough ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McDonough, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McDonough.

Adding McDonough to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the McDonough post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDonough.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for 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/