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Welcome to Epley ...

Epley is located in Lamar County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Epley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Epley is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Epley: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Epley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Epley - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Epley ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Petal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
  • Collins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
  • Purvis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
  • Sumrall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
  • Bassfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Lux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • West Hattiesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Kola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
    • Kola is located in Covington 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 Epley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Epley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Epley ...

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

Adding Epley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Epley post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epley.

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

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 Lamar, 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 Epley - 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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