Welcome to Eggville ...

Eggville is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of Eggville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eggville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Eggville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Eggville is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Eggville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eggville - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Eggville ...

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

• Tupelo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <4>
• Saltillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
• Fulton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Baldwyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <4>
• Verona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
• Guntown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <4>
• Nettleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
  • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <4>
• Shannon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Shannon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <4>
• Plantersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Mantachie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
  • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eggville ...

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

Adding Eggville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eggville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Eggville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eggville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eggville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/