Welcome to Macel ...
Macel is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Macel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Macel is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Macel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Macel: 662
Communities near Macel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Macel.
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
- Webb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Schlater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Glendora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <4>
- Tillatoba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Leverett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Swan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Minter City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada 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 Macel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Macel. 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 Macel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Macel. See our Newspapers Page for Macel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macel ...
Looking for more information about Macel? 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 Macel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Macel.
Adding Macel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Macel 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 Macel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Macel post office opened in 1908.
We also found Macel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Macel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |