Welcome to McRae ...
So far, we found very little information about McRae. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McRae to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McRae, please Contact Us.
McRae would have been located within present day Big Horn County<2>.
The location of McRae has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McRae, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McRae is 3,180 feet [969 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of McRae is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where McRae was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
McRae would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named McRae ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named McRae - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McRae.
Communities near McRae ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McRae.
- Colstrip
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip
- Colstrip is located in Rosebud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colstrip <5>
- Busby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Busby is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Busby <5>
- Muddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Bighorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
- Bighorn is located in Treasure County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bighorn <5>
- Crow Agency
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Agency
- Crow Agency is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crow Agency <5>
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Big Horn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Yellowstone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
- Myers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Garryowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
- Garryowen is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garryowen <5>
- Hysham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hysham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hysham
- Hysham is located in Treasure County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hysham <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 McRae. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McRae.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McRae. 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 McRae.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McRae. See our Newspapers Page for McRae.
Adding McRae to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McRae 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 McRae was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the McRae post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McRae.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McRae, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McRae - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |