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History · McGee Creek

The history of McGee Creek

Below: maps from 1953 on.

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The story so far

McGee Creek, in brief

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McGee Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community was 45.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 41 to 45 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

McGee Creek, decade by decade

Today11 recent
Treeland2009TreelandTent Panorama2009Tent PanoramaStanding In A Field2009Standing In A FieldSnowy Ridge2009Snowy RidgeSnow Break2009Snow BreakRocky Veins2009Rocky VeinsRocky Panorama2009Rocky PanoramaOur Stream2009Our StreamOur Route2009Our RouteHigh Sierras2009High SierrasA Cold Dinner2009A Cold Dinner
On the map

McGee Creek on the map, 1953 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of McGee Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

McGee Creek on the 1953 USGS mapMcGee Creek on the 1983 USGS mapMcGee Creek on the 1994 USGS map1953Mt Morrison sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of McGee Creek.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (11) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.