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Welcome to McRae ...

McRae is located in Covington County<1>.

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

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

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

Area Codes for McRae: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named McRae ...

While we believe that this McRae is located in Covington County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named McRae. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barbour and Henry County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 10 communities that are also named McRae - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Montana, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near McRae ...

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

  • Opp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Opp is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
  • Florala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Samson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paxton is located in Walton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
  • Laurel Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Babbie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Babbie is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Kinston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockhart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockhart is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Carolina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Sanford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 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 McRae. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McRae.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McRae ...

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

Adding McRae to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McRae.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McRae - 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 McRae area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the McRae 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.