| McLain, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | McLain |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Image Map1: | Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png |
| Map Caption1: | 1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County |
| Coordinates: | 37.9994°N -97.2631°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harvey |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1509 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 67114 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 316 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 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.
McLain had a post office from 1886 until 1906.[1]
The community was located along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line between Newton and Whitewater, but the track was abandoned in 2003.[2]
The community is served by Newton USD 373 public school district.