Welcome to Mackay ...

Mackay is located on the Gulf Coast.

Mackay is located in Wharton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mackay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Mackay is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mackay: 979

Communities Also Named Mackay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mackay - they are located in Alberta and Idaho.

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

Communities near Mackay ...

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

• El Campo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
• Wharton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
• East Bernard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
  • East Bernard is located in Wharton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <4>
• Kendleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
  • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <4>
• Glen Flora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
  • Glen Flora is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Flora <4>
• Lane City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Lane City is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <4>
• Hungerford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford
  • Hungerford is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hungerford <4>
• Egypt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Egypt is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <4>
• Boling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
  • Boling is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <4>
• Bonus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
  • Bonus is located in Wharton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mackay ...

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

Adding Mackay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mackay 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 Mackay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Mackay post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mackay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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