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Welcome to Craigside ...

Craigside is located in Leflore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craigside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Craigside is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Craigside: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Craigside ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Itta Bena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunflower
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Sidon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • North Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Cruger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Schlater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schlater is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Morgan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Glendora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craigside ...

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

Adding Craigside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craigside 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 Craigside was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craigside.

Footnotes ...

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