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Welcome to Dykes Crossing ...

Dykes Crossing is located in Pike County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dykes Crossing: Dykes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dykes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Dykes Crossing.

Dykes Crossing is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dykes Crossing: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Dykes Crossing ...

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

  • McComb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tylertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Osyka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Holmesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Mount Hermon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dykes Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dykes Crossing - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Dykes Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Dykes Crossing 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.