Welcome to McRaven ...

McRaven is located in Hinds County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McRaven, 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.

McRaven is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near McRaven ...

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

• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Clinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Byram
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McRaven ...

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

Adding McRaven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McRaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

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