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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of McLains during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how McLains was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 McLains (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 McLains. 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.

McLains is located in Harvey County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harvey County: Butler, Marion, McPherson, Reno & Sedgwick.

Below are the counties that are near McLains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McLains:

  • Harvey County     (The home county of McLains)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Annelly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Newton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
    • North Newton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
      • North Newton is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <3>
    • Putnam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
    • Walton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
    • Van Arsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
    • Zimmerdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
    • Sedgwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <3>
    • Hesston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Halstead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <3>
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Whitewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Whitewater is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <3>
    • Elbing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Potwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
      • Potwin is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>
    • Hopkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
    • Sunset Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
    • Towanda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
    • De Graff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Prairie Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
    • Andover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
    • Lorena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • El Dorado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase County
    • Cedar Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Peabody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Peabody is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
      • Former name for Peabody:
      • Coneburgh
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <3>
    • Goessel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Burns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Aulne ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aulne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
      • Aulne is located in Marion County
    • Hillsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Canada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
      • Canada is located in Marion County
    • Lehigh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastshore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
      • Eastshore is located in Marion County
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Moundridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Galva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
      • Galva is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <3>
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
    • Buhler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
      • Buhler is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Buhler has also been known as:
      • Tulip Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <3>
    • Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
      • Haven is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <3>
    • Saint Joe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.
    • Valley Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <3>
    • Park City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
    • Kechi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <3>
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
    • Greenwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Bentley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <3>
    • Bel Aire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
      • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <3>
    • Maize
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <3>
    • Cow Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
    • Eastborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
      • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Wichita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Colwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
      • Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McLains, see our County-by-County Page for McLains.

Newspapers Published in McLains ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLains.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLains, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLains.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McLains:

Cemeteries Near McLains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLains.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McLains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.

  • Old Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Cemetery
  • Royer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Royer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93554 <5>
  • Harder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McLains had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McLains, with the one closest to McLains listed first.

  • Annelly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
  • Newton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <3>
  • Putnam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Putnam is located in Harvey County
  • Furley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
    • Furley is located in Sedgwick County
  • Walton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
  • Sunnydale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
    • Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
  • Brainerd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brainerd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
  • Sedgwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <3>
  • Valley Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <3>
  • Potwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Hesston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Halstead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <3>
    • Kechi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <3>
    • Peabody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Peabody is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
      • Former name for Peabody:
      • Coneburgh
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McLains. See our List of 1890's Communities around McLains.

The official website for Harvey County: www.harveycounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past McLains and then turned west". While McLains could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added McLains as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McLains could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named McLains.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McLains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9995, Longitude: -97.2631       In this case, the coordinates for McLains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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 McLains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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