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Welcome to McBaine ...

The town of McBaine is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McBaine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McBaine has a population of 12 people<2> (see below for details).

McBaine is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for McBaine: 573 & 235<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McBaine had an population of 12 people. This is an increase of 20% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 29.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McBaine had a population of 10 people. This makes McBaine the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10 people, the population of McBaine decreased 41.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McBaine.

Communities near McBaine ...

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

  • Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • California
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bunceton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Windsor Place village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village
  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McBaine ...

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

Adding McBaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McBaine 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 McBaine was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McBaine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McBaine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McBaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the McBaine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the McBaine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.