Welcome to McCrays ...
McCrays is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McCrays, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
McCrays is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: McCrays lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for McCrays: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near McCrays ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McCrays.
- Ridgway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tionesta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Redclyffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Sheffield Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Millstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
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 McCrays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCrays.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McCrays. 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 McCrays.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCrays. See our Newspapers Page for McCrays.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCrays ...
Looking for more information about McCrays? 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 McCrays, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McCrays.
Adding McCrays to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McCrays 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 McCrays was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the McCrays post office opened in 1892. The McCrays post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McCrays.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCrays - 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 McCrays area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the McCrays 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |