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Welcome to De Buys ...

De Buys is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Buys, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

De Buys is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for De Buys: 228

Communities near De Buys ...

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

  • Gulfport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Biloxi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
  • Ocean Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <3>
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
  • D'Iberville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
  • Pass Christian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Coalville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • North Gulfport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Buys ...

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

Adding De Buys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Buys in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for De Buys was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Buys.

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Buys - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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