Welcome to Gholson ...
Gholson is located in Noxubee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gholson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Gholson is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gholson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Gholson: 662
Communities Also Named Gholson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gholson - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gholson.
Communities near Gholson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gholson.
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
- Noxapater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
- Shuqualak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Lynville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Fearns Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Handle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Mashulaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee 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 Gholson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gholson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gholson. 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 Gholson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gholson. See our Newspapers Page for Gholson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gholson ...
Looking for more information about Gholson? 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 Gholson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gholson.
Adding Gholson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gholson 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 Gholson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gholson post office opened in 1838.
We also found Gholson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gholson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gholson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |