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Welcome to McCreanor ...

McCreanor is located in Lonoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCreanor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Communities near McCreanor ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cabot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Ward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
  • Austin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • England
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hazen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <3>
  • De Valls Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Humnoke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCreanor ...

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

Adding McCreanor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCreanor 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 McCreanor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCreanor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCreanor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.