Welcome to Mace ...

Mace is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Mace is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Mace (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Mace is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Mace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mace - they are located in California, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mace ...

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

• Crawfordsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <3>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Thorntown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <3>
• Ladoga
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <3>
• Waynetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
  • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <3>
• Jamestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Roachdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <3>
• Darlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• Linden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
• Bainbridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 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 Mace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mace. 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 Mace.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mace ...

Looking for more information about Mace? 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 Mace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mace.

Adding Mace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mace in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Mace post office opened in 1853.

We also found Mace in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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