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Welcome to McFann ...

McFann is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McFann, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

McFann is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near McFann ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Plum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Wilkinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Kensington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Burrell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Economy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McFann ...

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

Adding McFann to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McFann 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 McFann was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McFann post office opened in 1893. The McFann post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McFann.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McFann - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/