Welcome to Claiborne ...
So far, we found very little information about Claiborne. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Claiborne to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Claiborne, please Contact Us.
Claiborne would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
The location of Claiborne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Claiborne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Claiborne is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Claiborne was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Claiborne would have been located in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Claiborne ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Claiborne: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Hancock County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 7 communities that are also named Claiborne - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claiborne.
Communities near Claiborne ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Claiborne.
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Louin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Pachuta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kelona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Stafford Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Vossburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Vossburg is located in Jasper 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 Claiborne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claiborne.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claiborne. 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 Claiborne.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Claiborne. See our Newspapers Page for Claiborne.
Adding Claiborne to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Claiborne in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Claiborne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Claiborne post office opened in 1840.
We also found Claiborne in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Claiborne.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Claiborne, 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 Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claiborne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |