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Welcome to McCrea ...

McCrea is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCrea, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McCrea is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McCrea: 225

Communities Also Named McCrea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McCrea - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near McCrea ...

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

  • Simmesport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cottonport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Melville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morganza
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plaucheville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Innis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lettsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 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 McCrea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCrea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCrea ...

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

Adding McCrea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCrea 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 (so far) for McCrea was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCrea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCrea - 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.