Welcome to McFarland ...

So far, we found very little information about McFarland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added McFarland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McFarland, please Contact Us.

McFarland was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

McFarland would have been located within present day Taney County<2>.

The location of McFarland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for McFarland is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where McFarland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If McFarland still existed, it would have been in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named McFarland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McFarland - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McFarland ...

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

• Branson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Branson is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <5>
• Hollister
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
• Kimberling City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
  • Kimberling City is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <5>
• Merriam Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Highlandville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Highlandville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <5>
• Reeds Spring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
  • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <5>
• Rockaway Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Diamond City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Boone County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <5>
• Bull Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Indian Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Indian Point is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <5>

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

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

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

Adding McFarland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McFarland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McFarland was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McFarland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/