Welcome to Airey ...

Airey is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Airey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Airey is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Airey: (228)

Communities Also Named Airey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Airey - they are located in Maryland and Ontario.

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

Communities near Airey ...

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

• Gulfport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>
• D'Iberville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
• Wiggins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <4>
• McHenry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Stone County
• Wortham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Wortham is located in Harrison County
• Lyman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County
• Coalville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
• Wool Market
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Latimer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Latimer is located in Jackson 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 Airey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Airey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Airey ...

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

Adding Airey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Airey post office opened in 1881.

We also found Airey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Airey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/