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Welcome to Mackie ...

Although we found mention of Mackie during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Mackie was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Mackie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mackie, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mackie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Mackie is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Mackie might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Mackie would be found within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Mackie ...

While we believe that this Mackie is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 3 Kansas communities named Mackie. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crawford, McPherson and Neosho County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 6 communities that are also named Mackie - they are located in Indiana, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Mackie ...

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

  • Pittsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carl Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
    • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
  • Baxter Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Frontenac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
    • Frontenac is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <4>
  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Galena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
  • Oswego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chetopa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Drive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
    • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 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 Mackie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mackie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mackie ...

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

Adding Mackie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mackie 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 Mackie was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mackie.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Mackie and then turned west". While Mackie could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mackie as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mackie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mackie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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