Welcome to McKennon ...

McKennon is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKennon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McKennon is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McKennon: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near McKennon ...

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

• Hartsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Cheraw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• Pine Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
• Chesterfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• McBee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
  • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <4>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Society Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <4>
• Bethune
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <4>
• Ruby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>
• Patrick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <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 McKennon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKennon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKennon ...

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

Adding McKennon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKennon 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 McKennon was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found McKennon in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKennon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/