Welcome to McKay ...

McKay is located in Ashland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

McKay is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for McKay: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities Also Named McKay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named McKay - they are located in California (2), Michigan (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington (2).

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

Communities near McKay ...

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

• Mansfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Wooster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Ashland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Ontario
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Loudonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Bellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• West Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>
• Shreve
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <5>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <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 McKay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKay ...

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

Adding McKay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McKay post office opened in 1849.

We also found McKay in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

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