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Welcome to Americus ...

So far, we found very little information about Americus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Americus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Americus, please Contact Us.


Americus would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Americus, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Americus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Time Zone: The area where Americus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Americus would have been located in the (228) area code.

Communities Also Named Americus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Americus ...

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

  • Lucedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <5>
  • Wilmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <5>
  • Wade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Hurley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
  • Agricola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Howell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in George County
  • Vancleave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coll Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Coll Town 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 Americus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Americus.

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

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

Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Americus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Americus post office opened in 1859.

We also found Americus in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Americus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<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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