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Welcome to Deas ...

Deas is located in Choctaw County<1>.

Deas is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Deas ...

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

  • Linden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Sweet Water
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jachin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
  • Tompkinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Lavaca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Barrons ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrons is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
  • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deas ...

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

Adding Deas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deas 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 (so far) for Deas was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.