Welcome to Mechanic ...

Mechanic is located in Randolph County<1>.

The location of Mechanic has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mechanic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Mechanic is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mechanic: (336)

Communities near Mechanic ...

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

• Thomasville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Asheboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <4>
• Archdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <4>
• Trinity
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
• Randleman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <4>
• Denton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• Ramseur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <4>
• Franklinville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Star
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
• Seagrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
  • Seagrove is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mechanic ...

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

Adding Mechanic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mechanic post office opened in 1884.

We also found Mechanic in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mechanic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/