Welcome to Tyler ...

Tyler is located in Pearl River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyler, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tyler is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Tyler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Tyler - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tyler ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Picayune
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Poplarville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Sun
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Varnado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
• Juniper Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Necaise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Lees Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
• Nicholson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
• Bush
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <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 Tyler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyler ...

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

Adding Tyler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyler 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 Tyler was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

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