Welcome to Alcorn ...

Alcorn is located in Claiborne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alcorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Alcorn is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Alcorn: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Alcorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Alcorn: This one is located in Claiborne County and the other is located in Alcorn County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 3 communities that are also named Alcorn - they are located in Kentucky and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Alcorn ...

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

• Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Port Gibson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Newellton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <5>
• Waterproof
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
• Grand Gulf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
• Red Lick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Harriston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Harriston is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <5>
• Yucatan Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
• Willows
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne 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 Alcorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alcorn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alcorn ...

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

Adding Alcorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alcorn 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 Alcorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alcorn post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alcorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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