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Welcome to McNeil ...

McNeil is located in Hill Country.

McNeil is located in Travis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McNeil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

McNeil is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McNeil: 512 & 737<3>

Communities Also Named McNeil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named McNeil: This one is located in Travis County and the other is located in Caldwell County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named McNeil - they are located in Arkansas, California, Mississippi (2) and Quebec.

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

Communities near McNeil ...

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

  • Austin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Round Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <4>
  • Pflugerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hutto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <4>
  • Lakeway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
  • Lago Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McNeil ...

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

Adding McNeil to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McNeil post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McNeil.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McNeil - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the McNeil area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the McNeil area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/