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Welcome to McCoy ...

McCoy is located in Atascosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

McCoy is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McCoy: 830

The ZIP code for McCoy: 78113<3>

Communities Also Named McCoy ...

While we believe that this McCoy is located in Atascosa County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named McCoy. Those communities are located in the following counties: Floyd, Kaufman, Panola and Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 18 communities that are also named McCoy - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada (2), Ohio, Oregon, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near McCoy ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCoy ...

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

Adding McCoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCoy 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 McCoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McCoy post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Atascosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as McCoy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McCoy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/