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Welcome to Macland ...

Macland is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Macland is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Macland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Macland - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Macland ...

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

  • Opelousas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ville Platte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <3>
  • Port Barre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Krotz Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
    • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <3>
  • Leonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arnaudville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Melville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Coteau
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Macland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macland ...

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

Adding Macland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Macland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Macland post office opened in 1906.

We also found Macland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Landry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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