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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
- Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <5>
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
- Shubuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Chunky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <5>
- Pachuta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |