Welcome to McClure ...

McClure is located in Snyder County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McClure, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McClure has a population of 920 people<3> (see below for details).

McClure is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McClure had an population of 920 people. This is a decrease of 2.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McClure had a population of 941 people. This makes McClure the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 941 people, the population of McClure decreased 3.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 975 people).

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

Communities Also Named McClure ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named McClure: This one is located in Snyder County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named McClure - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near McClure ...

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

• Lewistown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
• Burnham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <5>
• Newport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Middleburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Beavertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <5>
• Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <5>
• Mifflintown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <5>
• Port Royal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Millheim
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <5>
• Millerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Millerstown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClure ...

Looking for more information about McClure? 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 McClure, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McClure.

Adding McClure to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McClure post office opened in 1872.

We also found McClure in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClure.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/