Welcome to Macanie ...

Macanie is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macanie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Macanie is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Macanie lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Macanie ...

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

• Woodstock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Broadway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• New Market
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Stanley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Edinburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Jerome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
• Columbia Furnace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
  • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah 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 Macanie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macanie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macanie ...

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

Adding Macanie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Macanie post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macanie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/