Welcome to McHaney ...
So far, we found very little information about McHaney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McHaney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McHaney, please Contact Us.
McHaney would have been located within present day Henderson County<2>.
The location of McHaney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McHaney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McHaney is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where McHaney was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
McHaney would have been located in the (731) area code.
Communities near McHaney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McHaney.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Lavinia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lavinia is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <5>
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Atkins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Union Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Humboldt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Medina is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
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 McHaney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McHaney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McHaney. 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 McHaney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McHaney. See our Newspapers Page for McHaney.
Adding McHaney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McHaney in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McHaney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the McHaney post office opened in 1886.
We also found McHaney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McHaney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McHaney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McHaney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |