Welcome to Napoleon ...
Napoleon is located in Hancock County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Napoleon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Napoleon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Napoleon is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Napoleon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Napoleon is located in the (228) area code.
Websites for Napoleon ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.hancockchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Napoleon, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Napoleon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napoleon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Napoleon.
Communities near Napoleon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Napoleon.
- Slidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <4>
- Bay Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
- Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
- Picayune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Diamondhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
- Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>
- Pearlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlington
- Pearlington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearlington <4>
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Northwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Tanglewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany 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 Napoleon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Napoleon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Napoleon. 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 Napoleon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Napoleon. See our Newspapers Page for Napoleon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napoleon ...
Looking for more information about Napoleon? 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 Napoleon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Napoleon.
Adding Napoleon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Napoleon 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 Napoleon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Napoleon post office opened in 1847.
We also found Napoleon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Napoleon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Napoleon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Napoleon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |