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Welcome to McAllister ...

McAllister is located in Marinette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAllister, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

McAllister is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named McAllister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McAllister - they are located in Florida and Montana.

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

Communities near McAllister ...

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

  • Marinette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Menominee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
  • Peshtigo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Crivitz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Stephenson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wausaukee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Daggett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carney is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <3>
  • Koss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAllister ...

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

Adding McAllister to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McAllister 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 McAllister was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McAllister post office opened in 1895. The McAllister post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAllister.

Footnotes ...

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