Welcome to McLain ...

McLain is located in Muskogee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

McLain is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McLain: 918 & 539<3>

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 Mississippi.

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.

• Muskogee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskogee
  • Muskogee is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muskogee <4>
• Fort Gibson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <4>
• Checotah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checotah
  • Checotah is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Checotah <4>
• Warner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Warner is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <4>
• Vian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <4>
• Gore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <4>
• Okay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
  • Okay is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
• Porum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
  • Porum is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <4>
• Webbers Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbers Falls
  • Webbers Falls is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webbers Falls <4>
• Oktaha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
  • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the McLain post office opened in 1894.

We also found McLain on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/