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Welcome to Katemcy ...

Katemcy is located in Hill Country.

Katemcy is located in Mason County<1>.

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

Katemcy is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Katemcy: 325

Communities near Katemcy ...

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

  • Brady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Mason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Camp San Saba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
  • Voca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grit is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
  • Koockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Koockville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
  • Streeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Streeter is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
  • Art
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katemcy ...

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

Adding Katemcy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Katemcy 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 (so far) for Katemcy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Katemcy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Katemcy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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