Welcome to Mac ...

Mac is located in Taylor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Mac is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Mac is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Mac: (270)

Communities Also Named Mac ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mac - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Mac ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Hodgenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
• Greensburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Loretto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Saint Mary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
• Raywick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
  • Raywick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <4>
• Allendale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Green County
• Bengal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
  • Bengal is located in Taylor County

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 Mac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mac ...

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

Adding Mac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mac 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 Mac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mac post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/