Welcome to Macedon ...

Macedon is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macedon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Macedon is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Macedon: (419) & (567)<3>

Communities Also Named Macedon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Macedon - they are located in New York and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Macedon.

Communities near Macedon ...

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

• Celina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
• Saint Marys
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Berne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• New Bremen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <4>
• Saint Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
• Fort Recovery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
  • Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <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 Macedon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macedon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macedon ...

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

Adding Macedon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macedon 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 Macedon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Macedon post office opened in 1841.

We also found Macedon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macedon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/