Welcome to McGuffey ...

The village of McGuffey is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGuffey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McGuffey has a population of 482 people<3> (see below for details).

McGuffey is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for McGuffey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hardinohio.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McGuffey had an population of 482 people. This is a decrease of 3.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McGuffey had a population of 501 people. This makes McGuffey the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 501 people, the population of McGuffey decreased 4.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 522 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McGuffey.

Communities near McGuffey ...

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

• Lima
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
• Kenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <5>
• Ada
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
• Bluffton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• Cridersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <5>
• Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Russells Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <5>
• Lakeview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGuffey ...

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

Adding McGuffey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGuffey 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 McGuffey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McGuffey post office opened in 1883.

We also found McGuffey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGuffey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/