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Welcome to McPherson ...

McPherson is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McPherson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

McPherson is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McPherson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named McPherson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named McPherson - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey and Tennessee (2).

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

Websites for McPherson ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near McPherson ...

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

  • Anaheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Corona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McPherson ...

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

Adding McPherson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McPherson 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 McPherson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McPherson post office opened in 1886.

We also found McPherson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McPherson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McPherson - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/