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Welcome to Concordia ...

Concordia is located in Bolivar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Concordia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Concordia is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Concordia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Concordia: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Concordia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Concordia - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Concordia.

Communities near Concordia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Concordia.

  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Bayou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Renova
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Merigold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Beulah is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Pace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pace is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Alligator
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alligator is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Watson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Watson is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>

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 Concordia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Concordia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Concordia. 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 Concordia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Concordia. See our Newspapers Page for Concordia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concordia ...

Looking for more information about Concordia? 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 Concordia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Concordia.

Adding Concordia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Concordia 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 Concordia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concordia.

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 Concordia - 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 Concordia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Concordia 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.