Welcome to Chancy ...
Chancy is located in Quitman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chancy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Chancy is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Chancy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chancy: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Chancy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chancy - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chancy.
Communities near Chancy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chancy.
- Clarksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Tutwiler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lambert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Lyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 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 Chancy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chancy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chancy. 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 Chancy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chancy. See our Newspapers Page for Chancy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chancy ...
Looking for more information about Chancy? 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 Chancy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chancy.
Adding Chancy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chancy 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 Chancy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Chancy post office opened in 1905. The Chancy post office closed in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chancy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Quitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chancy - 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 Chancy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Chancy 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/ |