Welcome to Damascus ...

Damascus is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Damascus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Damascus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Damascus is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Damascus: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Damascus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Damascus: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Kemper County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 24 communities that are also named Damascus - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Damascus ...

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

• Forest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sebastopol
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• High Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • High Hill is located in Leake County
• Harperville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Harperville is located in Scott County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damascus ...

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

Adding Damascus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Damascus 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 for Damascus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Damascus post office opened in 1858.

We also found Damascus in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damascus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Damascus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/