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Welcome to McGovern ...

McGovern is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGovern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

McGovern is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for McGovern ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities near McGovern ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Mifflin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • Whitehall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Brentwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dormont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGovern ...

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

Adding McGovern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGovern post office opened in 1886. The McGovern post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGovern.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGovern - 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/