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Welcome to McBride ...

McBride is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of McBride has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of McBride, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McBride is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McBride lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for McBride: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named McBride ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named McBride - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near McBride ...

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

  • Fayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
  • Port Gibson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Caseyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Red Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
  • Bowerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Harriston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Elmo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
  • Carlisle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
  • Glancy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Glancy is located in Copiah County
  • Cobbs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McBride ...

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

Adding McBride to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McBride 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 for McBride was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McBride on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McBride.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McBride. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McBride - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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