Welcome to Forty ...
So far, we found very little information about Forty. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forty to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forty, please Contact Us.
Forty would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forty is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Forty was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Forty was located: 601 & 769<4>
Websites for Forty ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rankinchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forty, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Forty ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forty.
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pelahatchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
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 Forty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forty.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forty. 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 Forty.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forty. See our Newspapers Page for Forty.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Forty area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Forty area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |