Welcome to McVille ...

The city of McVille is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of McVille has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

McVille was established in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McVille has a population of 320 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of McVille is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

McVille is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McVille had an population of 320 people. This is a decrease of 8.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McVille had a population of 349 people (which is 11.16% of the total population of Nelson County). This makes McVille the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of McVille represents 0.05% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 149th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 349 people, the population of McVille decreased 25.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 470 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McVille.

Communities Also Named McVille ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McVille - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near McVille ...

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

• Michigan City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Aneta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Aneta is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aneta <5>
• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Binford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Binford is located in Griggs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <5>
• Tolna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
  • Tolna is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <5>
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Pekin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
• Jessie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
  • Jessie is located in Griggs County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessie <5>
• Michigan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
  • Michigan is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan <5>
• Hamar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
  • Hamar is located in Eddy County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McVille ...

Looking for more information about McVille? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McVille, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McVille.

Adding McVille to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McVille 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 for McVille was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McVille post office opened in 1887.

We also found McVille on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McVille.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McVille. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/