Welcome to Splinter ...

Splinter is located in Lafayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Splinter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

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

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

Splinter is located in the (662) area code.

Communities near Splinter ...

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

• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Batesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Water Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
• Sardis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
• Courtland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Taylor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Abbeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Pope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Pope is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Springdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
• Alesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Alesville is located in Lafayette 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 Splinter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Splinter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Splinter ...

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

Adding Splinter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Splinter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Splinter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Splinter post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Splinter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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