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McElyea Place is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

McElyea Place is located in Dunklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McElyea Place: McElyea Pl. (or less commonly used: McElyea Plc.)

McElyea Place is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McElyea Place: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near McElyea Place ...

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

  • Kennett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Malden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Piggott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bernie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rector
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
  • Clarkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Gideon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Parma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Parma is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Holcomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McElyea Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McElyea Place - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the McElyea Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the McElyea Place 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.