Welcome to McGees Mills ...

McGees Mills is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGees Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for McGees Mills: McGees Mls. (or less commonly used: McGees Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for McGees Mills for more information about variations on the name of McGees Mills.

McGees Mills is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McGees Mills is located in the (814) area code.

Communities near McGees Mills ...

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

• DuBois
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Clearfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Reynoldsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Barnesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Clymer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <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 McGees Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGees Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGees Mills ...

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

Adding McGees Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGees Mills post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGees Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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