Welcome to Crockett ...

Crockett is located in Tate County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crockett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Crockett is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crockett lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Crockett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Crockett - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crockett ...

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

• Hernando
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <4>
• Senatobia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Sardis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
• Como
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Crenshaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Sledge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Falcon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Arkabutla
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
  • Arkabutla is located in Tate 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 Crockett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crockett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crockett ...

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

Adding Crockett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crockett post office opened in 1892.

We also found Crockett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crockett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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