Welcome to Mack ...
So far, we found very little information about Mack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mack, please Contact Us.
Mack would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mack is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mack was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Mack was located: 828
Communities Also Named Mack ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Mack - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mack.
Communities near Mack ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mack.
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
- Landrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
- Tryon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <4>
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <4>
- Alexander Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Campobello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Mack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mack.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mack. 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 Mack.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mack. See our Newspapers Page for Mack.
Adding Mack to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mack in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mack post office opened in 1889.
We also found Mack in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mack.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |