Welcome to Mackey ...
Mackey is located in Schoharie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mackey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Mackey is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mackey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mackey: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Mackey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Mackey - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mackey.
Communities near Mackey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mackey.
- Cobleskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
- Richmondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
- Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
- Bates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie 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 Mackey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mackey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mackey. 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 Mackey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mackey. See our Newspapers Page for Mackey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mackey ...
Looking for more information about Mackey? 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 Mackey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mackey.
Adding Mackey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mackey 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 Mackey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Mackey post office opened in 1884.
We also found Mackey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mackey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mackey - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Mackey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Mackey 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> | 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> | 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/ |