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History · McKinley

McKinley’s post office opened in 1901, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

1901first post office
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24%homes built before 1940
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How McKinley began

When was McKinley founded?

1901

The McKinley post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,128125 years
Founding year: the first McKinley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McKinley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of McKinley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of McKinley’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McKinley’s history is told.

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The story so far

McKinley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McKinley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

McKinley is a census-designated place, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Almost all of it is in Abington Township, while some blocks are in Cheltenham Township. McKinley is located along Forrest Avenue between Pennsylvania Route 73 (Township Line Road) and Jenkintown Road southeast of Jenkintown. As of the 2020 United States census the community had a population of 3,128.

Its first post office opened in 1901.

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to McKinley

Nobody well known was born in McKinley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist · b. 1928
Will SmithAmerican actor, film producer and rapper · b. 1968
Grace KellyAmerican actress and Princess consort of Monaco · b. 1929
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Kobe BryantAmerican basketball player · b. 1978
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Margaret MeadAmerican anthropologist · b. 1901
Randy BreckerAmerican flugelhorn and trumpet player · b. 1945
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Elkins Park6 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAbington Township4 historic placesA−Cheltenham Township14 historic placesA−

Questions about McKinley’s history

What year was McKinley founded?

The McKinley post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →