Welcome to Macton ...

Macton is located in Harford County<1>.

The location of Macton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Macton is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Macton: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Communities Also Named Macton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Macton - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Macton ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Freedom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• North East
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Rising Sun
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
• Quarryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <5>
• Stewartstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <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 Macton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macton ...

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

Adding Macton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Macton post office opened in 1885.

We also found Macton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/