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Welcome to McNees ...

McNees is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McNees, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

McNees is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near McNees ...

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

  • Indiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandergrift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ford City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leechburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Apollo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <3>
  • Saxonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • West Leechburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • North Apollo
    (14 miles [22.5 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 McNees. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McNees.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McNees ...

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

Adding McNees to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McNees post office opened in 1899. The McNees post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McNees.

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 McNees - 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/