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Welcome to Mack ...

Mack is located in Lauderdale County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Mack is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mack lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mack lies within the (731) area code.

Websites for Mack ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.laudcc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mack, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Mack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Mack - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Mack ...

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

  • Clopton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Clopton is located in Tipton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
  • Atoka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
    • Atoka is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
  • Covington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
  • Munford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Luxora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
    • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 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 Mack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mack ...

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

Adding Mack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mack in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mack post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mack.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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