Welcome to McKays ...

McKays is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKays, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

McKays is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for McKays: (937)

Communities Also Named McKays ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McKays - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near McKays ...

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

• Kettering
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <4>
• Beavercreek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <4>
• Fairborn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
• Xenia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Centerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Springboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
• Wilmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Oakwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
• Bellbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellbrook
  • Bellbrook is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellbrook <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 McKays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKays.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKays ...

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

Adding McKays to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKays in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McKays was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKays.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

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