Welcome to Bafrick ...
So far, we found very little information about Bafrick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bafrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bafrick, please Contact Us.
Bafrick would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.
The location of Bafrick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bafrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bafrick is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bafrick was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bafrick would have been located in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Websites for Bafrick ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rankinchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bafrick, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bafrick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bafrick.
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
- Flowood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
- Flowood is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
- Morton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
- Mendenhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
- Pelahatchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <6>
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - D'Lo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Bafrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bafrick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bafrick. 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 Bafrick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bafrick. See our Newspapers Page for Bafrick.
Adding Bafrick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bafrick 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 Bafrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bafrick post office opened in 1857.
We also found Bafrick in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bafrick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bafrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bafrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |