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Welcome to Caesar ...

Caesar is located in Pearl River County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Caesar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Caesar is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Caesar: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Caesar ...

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

Communities near Caesar ...

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

  • Picayune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
    • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
  • Diamondhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
  • Poplarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
  • Pearl River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
  • Necaise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Nicholson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
  • Juniper Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Kiln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
  • Hickory
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caesar ...

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

Adding Caesar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caesar post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caesar.

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

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pearl River, 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 Caesar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<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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