Welcome to McLains ...
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've added McLains to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McLains, please Contact Us.
The location of McLains has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McLains, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
McLains is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that McLains might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near McLains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McLains.
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Hesston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Hesston is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Moundridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
- Moundridge is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <4>
- 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 <4>
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 McLains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McLains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McLains. 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 McLains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McLains. See our Newspapers Page for McLains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLains ...
Looking for more information about McLains? 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 McLains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McLains.
Adding McLains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McLains 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 McLains was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McLains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 north 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek 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. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |