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Welcome to McCrary ...

McCrary is located in Lowndes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCrary, 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.

McCrary is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McCrary: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named McCrary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McCrary - they are located in Alabama and Georgia (2).

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

Communities near McCrary ...

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

  • Columbus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Reform
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Reform is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <4>
  • Caledonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Millport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Pickensville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Kennedy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Ethelsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Macedonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • McShan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCrary ...

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

Adding McCrary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCrary 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 McCrary was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCrary.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCrary - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the McCrary area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the McCrary 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.