Welcome to Conway ...

Conway is located in Leake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Conway is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Conway: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Conway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Conway, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Conway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Conway: This one is located in Leake County and the other is located in Hinds County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 26 communities that are also named Conway - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Conway ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Carthage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Ethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Lena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Sallis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• Redwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
• Saint Ann
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
• Zemuly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Zemuly is located in Attala County
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Attala 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 Conway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conway ...

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

Adding Conway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conway post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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