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McLain, Kansas
Unincorporated Community
1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County
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Coordinates: 37°59′58″N 97°15′47″W / 37.99944°N 97.26306°W / 37.99944; -97.26306
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Harvey
Elevation	1,509 ft (460 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67114
Area code	316
FIPS code	20-43897
GNIS ID	484650

McLain is an unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. Various maps and documents have listed the name as McLain, McLains, McLain's, and McClain. It is located a few miles southeast of Newton at the intersection of SE 36th St and S Woodlawn Rd.

History

McLain had a post office from 1886 until 1906.

The community was located along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line between Newton and Whitewater, but the track was abandoned in 2003.

Education

The community is served by Newton USD 373 public school district.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLain, Kansas
2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
3. Railroad - Newton to Whitewater; abandonedrails.com

Further reading

External links

• Harvey County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Harvey County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Newton
Cities	Burrton Halstead Hesston Newton North Newton Sedgwick‡ Walton
Unincorporated communities	McLain Patterson Putnam Zimmerdale
Ghost towns	Annelly
Townships	Alta Burrton Darlington Emma Garden Halstead Highland Lake Lakin Macon Newton Pleasant Richland Sedgwick Walton
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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• Unincorporated communities in Harvey County, Kansas
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