Welcome to Commerce ...
Commerce is located in Tunica County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Commerce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
Commerce is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Commerce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Commerce: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Commerce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Commerce - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Commerce.
Communities near Commerce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Commerce.
- Walls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
- Tunica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Anthonyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Seyppel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
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 Commerce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Commerce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Commerce. 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 Commerce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Commerce. See our Newspapers Page for Commerce.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Commerce ...
Looking for more information about Commerce? 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 Commerce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Commerce.
Adding Commerce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Commerce 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 Commerce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Commerce post office opened in 1839. The Commerce post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Commerce.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tunica, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Commerce - 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 Commerce area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Commerce 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/ |