Welcome to McCance ...

McCance is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

McCance is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named McCance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McCance - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near McCance ...

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

• Greensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Westmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Blairsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
• Youngwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• Delmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <4>
• Derry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <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 McCance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCance.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCance ...

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

Adding McCance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCance post office opened in 1890.

We also found McCance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/