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.
- Carolina Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Shallotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
- Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shallotte
- From Makatoka to Shallotte
- Sunset Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <5>
- Calabash
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
- Calabash is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calabash
- From Makatoka to Calabash
- Lake Waccamaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
- Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Waccamaw
- From Makatoka to Lake Waccamaw
- Northwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northwest
- From Makatoka to Northwest
- Ocean Isle Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
- Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <5>
- Holden Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
- Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <5>
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bolton
- From Makatoka to Bolton
- Varnamtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnamtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
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 for Makatoka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Makatoka post office opened in 1891.
We also found Makatoka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Makatoka.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Makatoka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |