Welcome to McLains ...

McLains is located in Harvey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLains, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McLains is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McLains lies 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From McLains to Newton
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hesston
  • From McLains to Hesston
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moundridge
  • From McLains to Moundridge
• 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.<4> 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>

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 ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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