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Welcome to McShan ...

McShan is located in Pickens County<1>.

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

McShan is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McShan: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near McShan ...

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

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Aliceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gordo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Reform
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pickensville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Ethelsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Memphis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • 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 (so far) for McShan was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McShan.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McShan - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the McShan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the McShan 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.