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Welcome to McCall ...

McCall is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

McCall is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named McCall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McCall - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and Washington.

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

Communities near McCall ...

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

  • Fort Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Keokuk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Carthage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • La Harpe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Nauvoo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blandinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCall ...

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

Adding McCall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCall 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 McCall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McCall post office opened in 1868.

We also found McCall on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCall - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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