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Welcome to Rangers Landing ...

Rangers Landing is located in McLean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rangers Landing: Rangers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rangers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rangers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Rangers Landing.

Rangers Landing is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rangers Landing: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Rangers Landing ...

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

  • Henderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
  • Sebree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Calhoun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Former names for Calhoun:
    • Calhoon
    • Fort Vienna
    • Vienna Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
  • Hanson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Corydon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Robards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Slaughters
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Slaughters is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rangers Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rangers Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Rangers Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Rangers Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.