Welcome to McCrays ...

McCrays is located in Forest County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for McCrays: (814)

Communities near McCrays ...

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

• Ridgway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Kane
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Tionesta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Roses
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
  • Roses is located in Forest County
• Gilfoyle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
  • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
• Iron City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
• Redclyffe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redclyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
  • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
• Millstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Millstone is located in Elk County
• Clarington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Forest County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarington <4>
• Henrys Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
  • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County

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 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.

We also found McCrays on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCrays.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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