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Welcome to Macedonia ...

Macedonia is located in Lowndes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macedonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Macedonia is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Macedonia: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Macedonia ...

While we believe that this Macedonia is located in Lowndes County, we know of another 5 Alabama communities named Macedonia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleburne, Jackson, Montgomery, Pickens and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 57 communities that are also named Macedonia - they are located in Arkansas (4), Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana, Mississippi (6), Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (6), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (7), Texas (6) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Macedonia ...

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

  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mosses
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Hayneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Pine Apple
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Bragg's
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
  • Forest Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Furman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Furman is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macedonia ...

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

Adding Macedonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macedonia 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 (so far) for Macedonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Macedonia post office opened in 1894. The Macedonia post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macedonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macedonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Macedonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Macedonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/