Welcome to McKinnon ...

McKinnon is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinnon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McKinnon is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McKinnon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McKinnon: 931

Communities Also Named McKinnon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McKinnon - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near McKinnon ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Brownsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
• Pigeon Roost
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waverly
  • From McKinnon to Waverly
• Spring Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• Throckmorton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Throckmorton
  • From McKinnon to Throckmorton
• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dover
  • From McKinnon to Dover
• Tennessee Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tennessee Ridge
  • From McKinnon to Tennessee Ridge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKinnon ...

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

Adding McKinnon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKinnon 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 McKinnon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinnon.