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Welcome to McGregor ...

McGregor is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGregor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

McGregor is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named McGregor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named McGregor - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McGregor.

Communities near McGregor ...

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

  • Punxsutawney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brookville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittanning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Kittanning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • New Bethlehem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rimersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sligo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Run
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGregor ...

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

Adding McGregor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McGregor post office opened in 1904. The McGregor post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGregor.

Footnotes ...

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