Welcome to Macune ...

Macune is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Macune is located in San Augustine County<1>.

The location of Macune has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macune, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Macune is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Macune: (936)

Communities near Macune ...

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

• San Augustine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
  • San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <4>
• Hemphill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Hemphill is located in Sabine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <4>
• Pineland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Pineland is located in Sabine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineland <4>
• Chireno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <4>
• Bronson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
• Broaddus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
  • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <4>
• Rebecca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
• Denning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Denning is located in San Augustine County
• Rosevine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
• White City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in San Augustine 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 Macune. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macune.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macune ...

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

Adding Macune to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macune 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 Macune was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Macune in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Macune post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macune.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/