Welcome to McKinney Springs ...
McKinney Springs is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
McKinney Springs is located in Brewster County<1>.
The location of McKinney Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinney Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
A typical abbreviation for McKinney Springs: McKinney Spgs. (or less commonly used: McKinney Spngs. or McKinney Sprngs.)
McKinney Springs is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McKinney Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: McKinney Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for McKinney Springs: (432)
Communities near McKinney Springs ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near McKinney Springs.
- Boquillas Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boquillas Crossing
- Boquillas Crossing is located in Brewster County
- Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Brewster County
- Rio Grande Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande Village
- Rio Grande Village is located in Brewster County
- Study Butte - Terlingua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Study Butte - Terlingua
- Study Butte - Terlingua is located in Brewster County
Adding McKinney Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McKinney Springs 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 McKinney Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the McKinney Springs post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinney Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKinney Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |