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Welcome to Amy ...

Amy is located in Jones County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Amy is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amy: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Amy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Amy - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Amy ...

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

  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bay Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
    • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <4>
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
  • Sandersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Heidelberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mize
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
  • Sylvarena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amy ...

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

Adding Amy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Amy post office opened in 1888.

We also found Amy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amy.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amy - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Amy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Amy 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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