Welcome to Derby ...

Derby is located in Pearl River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Derby: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Derby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Derby: This one is located in Pearl River County and the other is located in Hancock County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 28 communities that are also named Derby - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Derby ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Picayune
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Poplarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lumberton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Varnado
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
• Angie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
• Juniper Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Necaise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Smith Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• Lees Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington 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 Derby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derby ...

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

Adding Derby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Derby post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derby. 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/