Welcome to Calhoun ...

Calhoun is located in Newton County<1>.

Calhoun is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Calhoun: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Calhoun ...

While we believe that this Calhoun is located in Newton County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Calhoun. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jones and Madison County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 26 communities that are also named Calhoun - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Calhoun ...

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

• Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Hickory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
• Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <4>
• Chunky
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chunky is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <4>
• Louin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Louin is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Montrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Six Towns ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Six Towns is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
• Baxter ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
• Pine Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calhoun ...

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