Welcome to Machias ...Machias is located in Washington County<1> and is the County Seat for Washington County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Machias, you might consider that their post office opened in 1794. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Machias for more information about variations on the name of Machias. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Machias has a population of 1,838 people<2> (see below for details). Machias is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Machias lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Machias (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT). Area Code for Machias: 207 The ZIP code for Machias: 04654<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Machias had an population of 1,838 people. This is a decrease of 17.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.89% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Machias had a population of 2,221 people (which is 6.77% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Machias the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Machias represents 0.17% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,221 people, the population of Machias decreased 5.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,353 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Machias. Communities Also Named Machias ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Machias - they are located in New York and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Machias. Communities near Machias ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Machias.
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 Machias. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Machias. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Machias. 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 Machias. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Machias. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Machias. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Machias ...Looking for more information about Machias? 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 Machias, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Machias. Adding Machias to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Machias 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 Machias was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Machias. Footnotes ...
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