Welcome to Society Hill ...
Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.
The location of Society Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Society Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Society Hill is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Society Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Society Hill: (601) and (769)<4>
Communities Also Named Society Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Society Hill - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Society Hill.
Communities near Society Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Society Hill.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
- Prentiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <5>
- Bassfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
- Oak Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Expose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Sartinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Kokomo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
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 Society Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Society Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Society Hill. 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 Society Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Society Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Society Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Society Hill ...
Looking for more information about Society Hill? 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 Society Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Society Hill.
Adding Society Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Society Hill 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 Society Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Society Hill post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Society Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Society Hill. 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 Jefferson Davis, 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 Society Hill - 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/ |