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Welcome to Floyd ...

Floyd is located in Washington County<1>.

Floyd is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Floyd: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

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

Beyond Mississippi, there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Floyd ...

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

  • Indianola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Leland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Hollandale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moorhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Belzoni
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Inverness
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Isola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Isola is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Arcola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Silver City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Murphy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Murphy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

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

Footnotes ...

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