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Welcome to Egypt ...

Egypt is located in Holmes County<1>.

Egypt is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Egypt: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Egypt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Egypt: This one is located in Holmes County and the other is located in Chickasaw County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 43 communities that are also named Egypt - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Vermont (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Egypt ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egypt ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Egypt - 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 Egypt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Egypt 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.