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Welcome to McShan ...

McShan is located in Pickens County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of McShan, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

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

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

Telephone area codes for McShan: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near McShan ...

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

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
  • Aliceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gordo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <5>
  • Reform
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
  • Millport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <5>
  • Carrollton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Pickensville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Kennedy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Ethelsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Memphis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 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 McShan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McShan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McShan ...

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

Adding McShan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McShan.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McShan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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