McClurg, Missouri

McClurg is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route W about three miles (5 km) east of Brownbranch or twenty miles (32 km) northeast of Forsyth. The community was founded in 1872, and is named after Missouri governor Joseph Washington McClurg (1818–1900), who served from 1869 to 1871.

McClurg is sparsely populated, consisting mostly of farmland and a few scattered owners. It is, however, located next to a portion of Mark Twain National Forest, and the Glade Top Trail National Scenic Byway, which attracts an amount of local visitors.

McClurg is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Municipalities and communities of Taney County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Forsyth

Cities	Branson‡ Forsyth Hollister Rockaway Beach

Villages	Bull Creek Merriam Woods Saddlebrooke‡ Table Rock Taneyville

Townships	Beaver Big Creek Branson Cedar Creek Jasper Oliver Scott Swan

CDP	Kissee Mills

Other unincorporated communities	Bradleyville Brownbranch Cedar Creek Dickens Hilda Kirbyville McClurg Point Lookout Powersite Protem Ridgedale Rueter Walnut Shade

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°47′04″N 92°46′30″W / 36.78444°N 92.77500°W / 36.78444; -92.77500

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