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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about McLean. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McLean to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McLean, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about McLean (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for McLean. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of McLean is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near McLean. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McLean:
- Grant County (The home county of McLean)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Poyen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Prattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Turin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Leola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slabtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ebb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Ico ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Center Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Joan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Griffithtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Arkadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Staves
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Bunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Dalark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Fountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Hot Springs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Perla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Magnet Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Social Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Donaldson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Saginaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Mabelvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hensley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Banty ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Windamere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Wakefield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Traskwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bauxite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Kentucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rubicon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Bryant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- East End
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McLean, see our County-by-County Page for McLean.
Cemeteries Near McLean ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLean.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for McLean - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McLean covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Poyen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perla Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Traskwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jacob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Poe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lono Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find McLean in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McLean.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McLean, with the one closest to McLean listed first.
- Fenter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fenter is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
- Prattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Tull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Traskwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Turin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Lono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Butterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McLean. See our List of 1890's Communities around McLean.
Newspapers Published in McLean ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLean.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLean, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLean.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to McLean:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McLean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McLean) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |