Welcome to Horseshoe ...

Horseshoe is located in Scott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horseshoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Horseshoe is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Horseshoe ...

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

Beyond Mississippi, there are 11 communities that are also named Horseshoe - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Horseshoe ...

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

• Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Morton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Decatur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sebastopol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Harperville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Harperville is located in Scott 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 Horseshoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horseshoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horseshoe ...

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

Adding Horseshoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horseshoe post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horseshoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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