Welcome to McGrew ...

The village of McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County<1>.

The location of McGrew has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGrew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McGrew has a population of 101 people<3> (see below for details).

McGrew is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of McGrew is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

McGrew is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McGrew had an population of 101 people. This is a decrease of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McGrew had a population of 105 people. This makes McGrew the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 105 people, the population of McGrew increased 1.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 103 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McGrew.

Communities Also Named McGrew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McGrew - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McGrew ...

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

• Scottsbluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsbluff
  • Scottsbluff is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsbluff <5>
• Gering
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
  • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <5>
• Bridgeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Terrytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
  • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
• Bayard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
• Minatare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minatare
  • Minatare is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minatare <5>
• Melbeta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbeta
  • Melbeta is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbeta <5>
• Craft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
  • Craft is located in Morrill County
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Morrill County
• Hillerage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerage
  • Hillerage is located in Scotts Bluff 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 McGrew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGrew.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGrew ...

Looking for more information about McGrew? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McGrew, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McGrew.

Adding McGrew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGrew 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 McGrew was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McGrew post office opened in 1911.

We also found McGrew mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGrew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McGrew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scotts Bluff County: www.scottsbluffcounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/