Welcome to McLain ...
The town of McLain is located in Greene County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to McLain (Patience, this may take a moment).
The location of McLain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McLain, 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.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, McLain has a population of 432 people<3> (see below for details).
McLain is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: McLain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for McLain: 601 & 769<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McLain had an population of 432 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.36% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, McLain had a population of 441 people. This makes McLain the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of McLain represents 0.01% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 226th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 441 people, the population of McLain decreased 26.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 603 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for McLain.
Communities Also Named McLain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McLain - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McLain.
Communities near McLain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McLain.
- Lucedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
- Lucedale is located in George County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <6>
- Richton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
- Richton is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <6>
- Beaumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Leakesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <6>
- New Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
- New Augusta is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <6>
- Bexley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Wingate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Carson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Greene County
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 McLain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McLain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McLain. 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 McLain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McLain. See our Newspapers Page for McLain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLain ...
Looking for more information about McLain? 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 McLain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McLain.
Adding McLain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McLain 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 for McLain was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McLain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McLain. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the McLain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the McLain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |