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Welcome to Machovec ...

Machovec is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Machovec is located in Moore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Machovec, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

Machovec is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Machovec is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Machovec: 806

Communities near Machovec ...

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

  • Dumas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cactus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sunray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Masterson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Masterson is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
  • Hartley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Channing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Morse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Oil City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Pringle
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Machovec ...

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

Adding Machovec to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Machovec 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 Machovec was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Machovec post office opened in 1948. The Machovec post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Machovec.

Footnotes ...

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