Welcome to Alphaba ...

Alphaba is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alphaba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Alphaba is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alphaba: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Alphaba ...

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

Southaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
Horn Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Horn Lake
- From Alphaba to Horn Lake
Hernando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando is located in DeSoto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hernando
- From Alphaba to Hernando
Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Tate County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coldwater
- From Alphaba to Coldwater
Byhalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byhalia is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <4>
Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Panola County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Como
- From Alphaba to Como
Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Antioch
- From Alphaba to Antioch
Bright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bright
- From Alphaba to Bright

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alphaba ...

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

Adding Alphaba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alphaba 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 Alphaba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alphaba post office opened in 1894. The Alphaba post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alphaba.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alphaba - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Alphaba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Alphaba 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.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/