Welcome to McKey ...

McKey is located in Sequoyah County<1>.

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

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

McKey is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for McKey: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities near McKey ...

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

• Sallisaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <5>
• Muldrow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
• Vian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <5>
• Gore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <5>
• Webbers Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbers Falls
  • Webbers Falls is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webbers Falls <5>
• Keota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <5>
• Gans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
  • Gans is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <5>
• Marble City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <5>
• Tamaha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
  • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Cowlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
  • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKey ...

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

Adding McKey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found McKey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/