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Welcome to McLaurin Heights ...

McLaurin Heights is located in Rankin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McLaurin Heights: McLaurin Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

McLaurin Heights is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McLaurin Heights: 601 & 769<3>

Websites for McLaurin Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McLaurin Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near McLaurin Heights ...

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

  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Byram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Raymond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLaurin Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLaurin Heights - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the McLaurin Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the McLaurin Heights 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.