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Welcome to Makatoka ...

Makatoka is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Makatoka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Makatoka is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Makatoka lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Makatoka: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Makatoka ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Makatoka ...

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

Adding Makatoka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Makatoka post office opened in 1891. The Makatoka post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Makatoka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Makatoka - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Makatoka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Makatoka 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/