ðə tˈaʊnʃɪp wʌz əfˈɪʃəli lˈeɪd ˈaʊt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɡɹˈænt mək lˈiːn, ðə sɚvˈeɪɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl, baɪ ðə ɡɹˈæftən kəmˈɪʃənɚ fɔːɹ lˈændz, dˈʌbəljˌuː.ˈeɪ.bˈiː. ɡɹˈiːvz.
The township was officially laid out in 1862 and named after Alexander Grant McLean, the Surveyor-General, by the Grafton Commissioner for Lands, W.A.B. Greaves.