Welcome to Magic City ...

Magic City is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Magic City is located in Wheeler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magic City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

Magic City is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Magic City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Magic City: 806

Communities Also Named Magic City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Magic City - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Magic City ...

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

• Shamrock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <4>
• Wheeler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• McLean
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
  • McLean is located in Gray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <4>
• Mobeetie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie
  • Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobeetie <4>
• Twitty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
• Briscoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <4>
• Zybach ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
  • Zybach is located in Wheeler County
• Samnorwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samnorwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samnorwood
  • Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samnorwood <4>
• Alanreed
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanreed
  • Alanreed is located in Gray County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanreed <4>
• Wesco
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Wesco is located in Gray 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 Magic City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Magic City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magic City ...

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

Adding Magic City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Magic City post office opened in 1933.

We also found Magic City in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magic City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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