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Welcome to McClave ...

McClave is located in Fergus County<1>.

McClave is 4,270 feet [1,301 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McClave is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McClave lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McClave: 406

Communities Also Named McClave ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McClave - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near McClave ...

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

  • Hobson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <3>
  • Moore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Judith Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garneill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glengarry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Moccasin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewistown Heights
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Sapphire Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Harlowton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClave ...

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

Adding McClave to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McClave 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 McClave was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClave.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClave - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.