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Welcome to Dickens Ferry ...

Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

Dickens Ferry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dickens Ferry: 228

Communities near Dickens Ferry ...

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

  • Pascagoula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Moss Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Semmes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <3>
  • Bayou La Batre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hurley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Coll Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Grand Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickens Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickens Ferry - 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.