Welcome to McCracken ...

McCracken is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCracken, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McCracken is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for McCracken ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McCracken, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named McCracken ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named McCracken: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named McCracken - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near McCracken ...

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

• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Monessen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• California
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Monongahela
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>
• Charleroi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
• Waynesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Bentleyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>
• Brownsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <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 McCracken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCracken.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCracken ...

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

Adding McCracken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCracken 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 McCracken was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCracken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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