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Welcome to Macune ...

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

Macune is located in San Augustine County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • Hemphill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pineland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chireno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bronson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Broaddus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rebecca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Denning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Rosevine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • White City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City

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 (so far) for Macune was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macune.

Footnotes ...

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