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Welcome to Dwiggins ...

Dwiggins is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwiggins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Dwiggins is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dwiggins: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Dwiggins ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tutwiler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Mound Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Renova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Boyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Webb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Duncan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 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 Dwiggins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dwiggins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwiggins ...

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

Adding Dwiggins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dwiggins post office opened in 1895. The Dwiggins post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwiggins.

Footnotes ...

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