McGirk would have been located within present day Hamilton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McGirk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McGirk is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where McGirk was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where McGirk was located: 254
Communities Also Named McGirk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McGirk - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McGirk.
Communities near McGirk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McGirk.
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldthwaite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mullin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Center City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Pottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bozar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Priddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 McGirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGirk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McGirk. 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 McGirk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McGirk. See our Newspapers Page for McGirk.
Adding McGirk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McGirk 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 McGirk was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found McGirk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McGirk.
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 McGirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |