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Welcome to Warsaw ...

Warsaw is located in Sumter County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Warsaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Warsaw is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Warsaw: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Warsaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Warsaw - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Warsaw ...

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

  • Eutaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Aliceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Scooba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
    • Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <5>
  • Epes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Boligee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Geiger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Emelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Memphis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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 Warsaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warsaw.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warsaw ...

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

Adding Warsaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warsaw 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 Warsaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Warsaw post office opened in 1842.

We also found Warsaw in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warsaw.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warsaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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