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Welcome to McGee ...

McGee is located in Garvin County<1> (at the time of its founding, McGee was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

McGee is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McGee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named McGee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named McGee - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McGee ...

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

  • Ada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Pauls Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wynnewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Byng
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Konawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
    • Konawa is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <3>
  • Roff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Paoli
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <3>
  • Asher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
  • Wanette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Byars
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
    • Byars is located in McClain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <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 McGee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGee ...

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

Adding McGee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGee post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/