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Mackay is an unincorporated community in central Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The once thriving community is located on U.S. Route 59 (US 59) southwest of Wharton near Wharton Regional Airport. Mackay began as a railroad stop near a large ranch in 1881 and saw an influx of immigrants beginning in 1907. The community had its own post office from 1921 to 1937 but most of the buildings were gone by 1990. There were two businesses and a grain silo at the site in 2014. ==Geography== Mackay is on US 59 a distance of to the southwest of Wharton at the intersection of County Road 467. The entrance to Wharton Regional Airport is on US 59 farther to the southwest. In 2014 there were four structures in the area, a gun store, a small house, a grain silo and a combination filling station and restaurant. Bosque Creek flows southeast through the area before emptying into the Colorado River south of Wharton. File:Mackay TX Silo and Gun Store.JPG|Silo and gun store along US 59 are two remaining structures at Mackay. View is northeast. File:Mackay TX Post Office.JPG|Mackay post office in the Wharton Historical Museum was found on the J. B. Ferguson ranch in 1979. File:Wharton Regional Airport TX.JPG|Wharton Regional Airport is along US 59 southwest of Mackay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mackay, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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