Welcome to Deen ...
Deen is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Deen is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Deen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Deen: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Deen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deen.
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Seminary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bassfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Melba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Kola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
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 Deen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deen. 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 Deen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deen. See our Newspapers Page for Deen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deen ...
Looking for more information about Deen? 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 Deen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deen.
Adding Deen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deen 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 Deen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Deen post office opened in 1892. The Deen post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deen.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deen - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Deen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Deen 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/ |