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Welcome to Dancy ...

Dancy is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dancy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Dancy is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dancy: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Dancy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dancy - they are located in Alabama and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dancy ...

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

  • Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eupora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Vardaman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Derma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Derma is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Maben
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mantee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mantee is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Walthall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Walthall is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dancy ...

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

Adding Dancy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dancy 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 Dancy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dancy post office opened in 1904. The Dancy post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dancy.

Footnotes ...

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