Welcome to Free Run ...
Free Run is located in Yazoo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Free Run, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Free Run is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Free Run lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Free Run: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Free Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Free Run.
- Yazoo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
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 Free Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Free Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Free Run. 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 Free Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Free Run. See our Newspapers Page for Free Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Free Run ...
Looking for more information about Free Run? 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 Free Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Free Run.
Adding Free Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Free Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Free Run was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Free Run.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Free Run - 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 Free Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Free Run 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. |