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Welcome to McLendon ...

McLendon is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLendon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McLendon is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While McLendon is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for McLendon: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named McLendon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McLendon - they are located in Georgia and Texas.

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

Communities near McLendon ...

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

  • Eufaula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lumpkin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lumpkin is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <4>
  • Hurtsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Sanford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
  • Loflin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loflin is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
  • Pittsview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Omaha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenville is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Holy Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLendon ...

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

Adding McLendon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLendon 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 (so far) for McLendon was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLendon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLendon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the McLendon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the McLendon 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.