Welcome to Calyx ...
Calyx is located in Noxubee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Calyx, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Calyx is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Calyx lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Calyx: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Calyx ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calyx.
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scooba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shuqualak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Geiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Binnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Giles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
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 Calyx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calyx.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calyx. 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 Calyx.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calyx. See our Newspapers Page for Calyx.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calyx ...
Looking for more information about Calyx? 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 Calyx, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calyx.
Adding Calyx to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Calyx 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 (so far) for Calyx was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Calyx post office opened in 1901. The Calyx post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Calyx.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calyx - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Calyx area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Calyx 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |