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Welcome to McIllwain ...

McIllwain is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McIllwain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

McIllwain is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McIllwain: 731

Websites for McIllwain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McIllwain, the following might be of interest:

Communities near McIllwain ...

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

  • Brevards Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Parsons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Johnsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lobelville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Decaturville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McIllwain ...

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

Adding McIllwain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McIllwain 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 (so far) for McIllwain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McIllwain post office opened in 1890. The McIllwain post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McIllwain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McIllwain - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/