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Welcome to McConnell ...

McConnell is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McConnell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

McConnell is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McConnell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McConnell: 276

Communities Also Named McConnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named McConnell: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named McConnell - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, North Carolina (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McConnell ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Collingwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McConnell ...

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

Adding McConnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McConnell 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 McConnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McConnell post office opened in 1885. The McConnell post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McConnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McConnell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/