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Welcome to McKinleyville ...

So far, we found very little information about McKinleyville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added McKinleyville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McKinleyville, please Contact Us.


McKinleyville was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

McKinleyville would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for McKinleyville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where McKinleyville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where McKinleyville was located: 936

Communities Also Named McKinleyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McKinleyville - they are located in California, Maryland, New Brunswick and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McKinleyville ...

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

  • Alto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
  • Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kennard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ratcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tadmor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Fog Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Hagerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Harrison Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town

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

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

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

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 McKinleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKinleyville - 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.