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Welcome to Fort McClellan ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort McClellan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort McClellan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort McClellan, please Contact Us.

Fort McClellan would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort McClellan: Ft. McClellan

Time Zone: The area where Fort McClellan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fort McClellan (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Codes where Fort McClellan was located: 256 & 938<3>

Going back to its beginning, Fort McClellan was originally named Camp McClellan. For more information about the names of Fort McClellan, see The Names of Fort McClellan on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Fort McClellan ...

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

  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Anniston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
  • Glencoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
  • Piedmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
  • Heflin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Munford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohatchee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hobson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
    • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people

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

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

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

Adding Fort McClellan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort McClellan in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort McClellan was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort McClellan.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort McClellan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort McClellan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Fort McClellan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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