Welcome to McElroy Ferry ...

McElroy Ferry is located in Van Buren County<1>.

McElroy Ferry is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from McElroy Ferry (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for McElroy Ferry: 931

Communities near McElroy Ferry ...

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

• Clarktown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Smyrna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
• McMinnville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McMinnville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <3>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Smithville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
• Sopha ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Spencer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Doyle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyle is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Young Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McElroy Ferry ...

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