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Welcome to Machen ...

Machen is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Machen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Machen is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Machen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Machen: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Machen ...

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

  • Eatonton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • East Wood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Wood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
  • Social Circle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutledge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Newborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flovilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mansfield Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 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 Machen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Machen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Machen ...

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

Adding Machen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Machen post office opened in 1889. The Machen post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Machen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Machen - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Machen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Machen 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/