Welcome to Macomb ...
Macomb is located Macomb is located in Grayson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Macomb, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. Macomb is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Macomb lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Macomb - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York and Oklahoma. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Macomb. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Macomb. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Macomb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macomb. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Macomb. 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 Macomb. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Macomb. See our Newspapers Page for Macomb. Looking for more information about Macomb? 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 Macomb, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Macomb. We originally found mention of Macomb 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 Macomb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Macomb in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Macomb.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macomb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Macomb ...
Communities near Macomb ...
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macomb ...
Adding Macomb to Our Gazetteer ...
X2X - From that list, the Macomb post office opened in 1858.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Macomb - 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> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/