Welcome to Mackville ...

Mackville is located in Piatt County<1>.

The location of Mackville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mackville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Mackville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mackville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mackville (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Mackville is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Mackville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mackville - they are located in Kentucky (2), Missouri, Vermont and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mackville.

Communities near Mackville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mackville.

• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Sullivan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Tuscola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Tolono
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Arcola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <4>
• Villa Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
• Bement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
• Cerro Gordo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <4>
• Long Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mackville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mackville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mackville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mackville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mackville. See our Newspapers Page for Mackville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mackville ...

Looking for more information about Mackville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mackville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mackville.

Adding Mackville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mackville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mackville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mackville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Mackville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mackville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mackville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov