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Welcome to Macedonia ...

Macedonia is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macedonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Macedonia is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Macedonia: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Macedonia ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontotoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baldwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Verona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Guntown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Plantersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mantachie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.

Adding Macedonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macedonia 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 Macedonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Macedonia post office opened in 1875. The Macedonia post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macedonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macedonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Macedonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Macedonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/