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Welcome to McClain ...

McClain is primarily located in Jackson County<1>. A portion of McClain extends into Wirt County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McClain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McClain is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McClain: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named McClain ...

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

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

Communities near McClain ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Belpre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Ravenswood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Medina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Medina is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Beatysville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beatysville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
  • Browning ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Browning is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClain ...

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

Adding McClain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McClain 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 McClain was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClain - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the McClain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the McClain 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.