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Welcome to Makanda ...The village of Makanda is located in Jackson County<1>. The location of Makanda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Makanda: muh-KAN-duh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Makanda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Makanda has a population of 530 people<4> (see below for details). Makanda is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Makanda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Makanda is located in the (618) area code. The ZIP code for Makanda: 62958<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Makanda had an population of 530 people. This is a decrease of 5.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.49% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Makanda had a population of 561 people. This makes Makanda the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 561 people, the population of Makanda increased 33.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 419 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Makanda. Communities near Makanda ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Makanda.
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 Makanda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Makanda. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Makanda. 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 Makanda. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Makanda. See our Newspapers Page for Makanda. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Makanda ...Looking for more information about Makanda? 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 Makanda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Makanda. Adding Makanda to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Makanda 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 Makanda was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Makanda in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Makanda. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Makanda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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