Welcome to Americus ...

So far, we found very little information about Americus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Americus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Americus, please Contact Us.

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Americus would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Americus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Americus for more information about variations on the name of Americus.

Time Zone: The area where Americus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Americus was located: 228

Communities Also Named Americus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Americus ...

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

• Lucedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lucedale is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <3>
• Wilmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <3>
• Wade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wade is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
• Brewton ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewton is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • Brewton has also been known as:
  • Brewer's Bluff
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brewton
  • From Americus to Brewton
• Hurley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
• Agricola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Agricola is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Agricola
  • From Americus to Agricola
• Big Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Point
  • From Americus to Big Point
• Howell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Howell is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howell
  • From Americus to Howell
• Vancleave
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vancleave
  • From Americus to Vancleave
• Coll Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town

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

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

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

Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Americus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Americus post office opened in 1859. The Americus post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus.