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Welcome to Foote ...

Foote is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foote, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

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

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

Area Codes for Foote: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Foote ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Foote - they are located in Iowa, Manitoba, Missouri and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Foote ...

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

  • Hollandale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eudora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
  • Rolling Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Anguilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Kilbourne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
  • Arcola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • James is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Avon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foote ...

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

Adding Foote to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Foote post office opened in 1903. The Foote post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foote.

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 Foote - 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 Foote area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Foote 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/