Welcome to Phillips Bayou ...

Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillips Bayou, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Phillips Bayou is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Phillips Bayou: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Phillips Bayou ...

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

Helena - West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
West Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Helena is located in Phillips County
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Helena
- From Phillips Bayou to West Helena
Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helena
- From Phillips Bayou to Helena
Marianna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marianna
- From Phillips Bayou to Marianna
Friars Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Friars Point
- From Phillips Bayou to Friars Point
Marvell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <4>
Tunica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tunica
- From Phillips Bayou to Tunica
Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
Lula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lula
- From Phillips Bayou to Lula
Lexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillips Bayou ...

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

Adding Phillips Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillips Bayou 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 Phillips Bayou was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillips Bayou.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Phillips Bayou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Phillips Bayou area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.