Abandoned Record
About McKinley
McKinley is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about McKinley, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where McKinley is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover McKinley
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1934 Kane sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1934 Kane sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1939 Kane sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 James City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Bradford sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near McKinley
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "McKinley": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "McKinley, Elk County, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q30622368.
- USGS GNIS 1209808.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).