Welcome to Choctaw ...
So far, we found very little information about Choctaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Choctaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Choctaw, please Contact Us.
Choctaw would have been located within present day Clarke County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Choctaw is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Choctaw was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Choctaw was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Choctaw ...
While we believe that this Choctaw is located in Clarke County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Choctaw. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bolivar, Grenada, Holmes and Jones County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Choctaw - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana (3), Oklahoma and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Choctaw.
Communities near Choctaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Choctaw.
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shubuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Chunky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
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 Choctaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Choctaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Choctaw. 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 Choctaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Choctaw. See our Newspapers Page for Choctaw.
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 Choctaw, 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 Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Choctaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Choctaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Choctaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |