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Welcome to McKinnon ...

McKinnon is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKinnon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

McKinnon is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McKinnon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McKinnon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McKinnon: 307

The ZIP code for McKinnon: 82938<3>

Communities Also Named McKinnon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McKinnon - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near McKinnon ...

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

  • Manila
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Manila is located in Daggett County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Former names for Manila:
    • Chambers
    • Lewisallen
    • Lucerne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Washam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Washam is located in Sweetwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washam
  • Lonetree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Linwood ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Linwood is located in Daggett County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Greendale ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greendale is located in Daggett County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Swett Ranch ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Swett Ranch is located in Daggett County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett Ranch
  • Mountain View
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyer ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Lyman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertson
    (27 miles [43.5 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 McKinnon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKinnon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKinnon ...

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

Adding McKinnon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McKinnon post office opened in 1930. The McKinnon post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKinnon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKinnon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as McKinnon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McKinnon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/