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Welcome to Dickerson ...

Dickerson is located in Coahoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dickerson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Dickerson is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dickerson: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Dickerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dickerson - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dickerson ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Helena - West Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Friars Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Elaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Lakeview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Coahoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyon is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 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 Dickerson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickerson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickerson ...

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

Adding Dickerson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dickerson post office opened in 1891. The Dickerson post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickerson.

Footnotes ...

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