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Welcome to Rounsaville ...

Rounsaville is located in Greene County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rounsaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Rounsaville is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Rounsaville ...

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

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

Communities near Rounsaville ...

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

  • Citronelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lucedale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <5>
  • Leakesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <5>
  • State Line
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Brown Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
  • Deer Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Escatawpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Vinegar Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Clark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Greene County
  • Fruitdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)

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 Rounsaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rounsaville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rounsaville ...

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

Adding Rounsaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rounsaville post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rounsaville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rounsaville. 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 Greene, 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 Rounsaville - 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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