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Welcome to Machado ...

So far, we found very little information about Machado. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Machado to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Machado, please Contact Us.

Machado would have been located within present day Los Angeles County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Machado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Machado is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Machado was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Machado was located: 310 & 424<4>

Communities near Machado ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
  • Torrance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
  • Downey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
  • Inglewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burbank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
  • Compton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
  • South Gate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Santa Monica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>

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

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

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

Adding Machado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Machado 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 Machado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Machado post office opened in 1874.

We also found Machado in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Machado.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Machado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Machado - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 310 code has been Overlayed with the 424 area code. New phone numbers in the Machado area will be assigned with one of these codes: 310 or 424. As a result, placing a call in the Machado area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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