Welcome to Dicks Ferry ...
Dicks Ferry is located in Clay County<1>.
Dicks Ferry is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dicks Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dicks Ferry: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Dicks Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dicks Ferry.
- Starkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Artesia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Mhoons Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clayton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
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 Dicks Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dicks Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dicks 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 Dicks Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dicks Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Dicks Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dicks Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Dicks 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 Dicks Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dicks Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dicks Ferry - 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 Dicks Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Dicks Ferry 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. |