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Welcome to Macey ...

Macey is located in Craighead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Macey is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Macey: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Macey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Macey - they are located in Iowa, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Macey ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Paragould
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trumann
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Manila
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Senath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Caraway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macey ...

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

Adding Macey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Macey post office opened in 1883. The Macey post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macey - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Macey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Macey 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/