Welcome to Fenwick ...

Fenwick is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fenwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Fenwick is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fenwick: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Fenwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Fenwick - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fenwick ...

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

• Natchez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <5>
• Vidalia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <5>
• Ferriday
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <5>
• Fayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Ridgecrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Waterproof
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
• Roxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
• Jeannette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County
• Cloverdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
• Hamburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenwick ...

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

Adding Fenwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fenwick 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 Fenwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fenwick post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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