THE MCCLELLAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
McClellan township has 35.6 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Illinoian Till Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
McClellan and Jefferson County
McClellan is associated with Jefferson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
McClellan by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within McClellan, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, McClellan township has 28.7 times the land area of nearby Waltonville village (1.24 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

