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Welcome to McIntosh ...

The town of McIntosh is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McIntosh, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McIntosh has a population of 215 people<2> (see below for details).

McIntosh is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for McIntosh: 251

The ZIP code for McIntosh: 36553<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McIntosh had an population of 215 people. This is a decrease of 9.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McIntosh had a population of 238 people. This makes McIntosh the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 238 people, the population of McIntosh decreased 2.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 244 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McIntosh.

Communities Also Named McIntosh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named McIntosh - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario (3), South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near McIntosh ...

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

  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Citronelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chatom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <5>
  • Hawthorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
  • Malcolm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Fairford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
  • Calvert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sims Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • Sunflower
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Washington 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 McIntosh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McIntosh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McIntosh ...

Looking for more information about McIntosh? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McIntosh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McIntosh.

Adding McIntosh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McIntosh 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 McIntosh was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McIntosh on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McIntosh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McIntosh.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McIntosh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as McIntosh). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McIntosh or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.