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Welcome to McClures Bend ...

McClures Bend is located in Smith County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McClures Bend: McClures Bnd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for McClures Bend for more information about variations on the name of McClures Bend.

McClures Bend is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave McClures Bend and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for McClures Bend: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near McClures Bend ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Difficult
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Hartsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Temperance Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Bluff Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • Baxter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClures Bend ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClures Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the McClures Bend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the McClures Bend area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.