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Welcome to Days ...

Days is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Days, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Days is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Days: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Days ...

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

Beyond Mississippi, there are 4 communities that are also named Days - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Days ...

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

  • Memphis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
  • Southaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Germantown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Horn Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Memphis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Walls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
  • Hunt Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 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 Days. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Days.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Days ...

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

Adding Days to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Days post office opened in 1881. The Days post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Days.

Footnotes ...

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