Welcome to Macedonia ...

Macedonia is located in Forrest County<1>.

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

Macedonia is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Macedonia: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Macedonia ...

While we believe that this Macedonia is located in Forrest County, we know of another 5 Mississippi communities named Macedonia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Attala, Chickasaw, Lee, Noxubee and Union County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 57 communities that are also named Macedonia - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (6), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (7), Texas (6) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Macedonia ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Richton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
  • Richton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <5>
• New Augusta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• Ovett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Ovett is located in Jones County
• West Hattiesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Lux
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• McLaurin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Wingate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Wingate is located in Perry County

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 Macedonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macedonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macedonia ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/