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Welcome to McClure ...

McClure is located in Fayette County<1>.

McClure is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McClure lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named McClure ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named McClure: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Snyder County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named McClure - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near McClure ...

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

  • Greensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeannette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Latrobe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Connellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Monessen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <3>
  • California
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Donora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
    • Donora is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <3>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Charleroi
    (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 McClure. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McClure.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClure ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClure - 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.
<4>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.