Welcome to McRae ...

McRae is located in Telfair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McRae, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1863.

Time Zone: McRae lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McRae: 229

Communities Also Named McRae ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named McRae - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, Montana, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near McRae ...

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

• Eastman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eastman
  • From McRae to Eastman
• Ochwalkee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
• Alamo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alamo
  • From McRae to Alamo
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From McRae to Mount Vernon
• Lumber City Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
• Lumber City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lumber City
  • From McRae to Lumber City
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
• Milan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milan is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
• Glenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenwood
  • From McRae to Glenwood
• Rhine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rhine
  • From McRae to Rhine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McRae ...

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

Adding McRae to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned McRae was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McRae.