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Welcome to Magazine ...

Magazine is located in Mobile County<1>.

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

Magazine is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Magazine: 251

Communities Also Named Magazine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Magazine - they are located in Arkansas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Magazine ...

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

  • Daphne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saraland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Minette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Fort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loxley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 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 Magazine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Magazine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magazine ...

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

Adding Magazine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magazine 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 Magazine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Magazine post office opened in 1894. The Magazine post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magazine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Magazine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/