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 Code for Alphaba: 662

Communities near Alphaba ...

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

• Southaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
  • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Tate County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Antioch
  • From Alphaba to Antioch
• Bright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Bright is located in DeSoto County
  • 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 for Alphaba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alphaba post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alphaba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

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