Welcome to Cessions Landing ...
Cessions Landing is located in Bolivar County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Cessions Landing: Cessions Lndg. (or less commonly used: Cessions Lndng.)
Cessions Landing is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cessions Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cessions Landing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Cessions Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cessions Landing.
- Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gunnison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Merigold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Winstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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 Cessions Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cessions Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cessions Landing. 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 Cessions Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cessions Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Cessions Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cessions Landing ...
Looking for more information about Cessions Landing? 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 Cessions Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cessions Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cessions Landing - 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 Cessions Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Cessions Landing 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. |