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Welcome to Cothers Ferry ...

Cothers Ferry is located in Monroe County<1>.

Cothers Ferry is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cothers Ferry: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Cothers Ferry ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Amory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Verona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Okolona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nettleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cothers Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cothers Ferry - 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 Cothers Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Cothers Ferry 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.