McClurg is an

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in extreme northeastern Taney County,

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, United States. It is located on

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W, approximately three miles (five km) east of Brownbranch or twenty miles (32 km) northeast of

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. McClurg is part of the

Branson, Missouri Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County. Branson is in the Ozark Mountains. The community was named after Reuben Branson, postm ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area. A post office called McClurg was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1993. The community has the name of

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, 19th governor of Missouri.

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Unincorporated communities in Taney County, Missouri Branson, Missouri micropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{TaneyCountyMO-geo-stub