Welcome to Macyville ...
So far, we found very little information about Macyville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Macyville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Macyville, please Contact Us.
Macyville would have been located within present day Cloud County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Macyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Macyville is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Macyville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Macyville was located: 785
Communities near Macyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Macyville.
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
- Delphos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Yuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
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 Macyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Macyville. 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 Macyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Macyville. See our Newspapers Page for Macyville.
Adding Macyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Macyville 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 Macyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Macyville post office opened in 1879. The Macyville post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Macyville.
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 Macyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Cloud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |