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Welcome to Deeson ...

Deeson is located in Bolivar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deeson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Deeson is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deeson: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Deeson ...

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

  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Renova
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Elaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <4>
  • Gunnison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Merigold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pace is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 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 Deeson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deeson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deeson ...

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

Adding Deeson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deeson 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 Deeson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deeson.

Footnotes ...

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