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Welcome to MacBain ...

MacBain is located in the Texas Panhandle.

MacBain is located in Motley County<1>.

MacBain is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of MacBain is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for MacBain: 806

Communities near MacBain ...

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

  • Matador
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roaring Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dougherty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McAdoo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Motley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Dickens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Floydada
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for MacBain ...

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

Adding MacBain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of MacBain 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 (so far) for MacBain was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for MacBain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Motley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around MacBain - 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.