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Welcome to Gaffney ...

Gaffney is located in McKean County<1>.

Gaffney is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gaffney: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Gaffney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gaffney - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gaffney ...

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

  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Johnsonburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Port Allegany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Smethport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldred
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Limestone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <4>
  • Freeman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Simpson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Simpson is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaffney ...

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

Adding Gaffney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gaffney 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 (so far) for Gaffney was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaffney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaffney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Gaffney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Gaffney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.