Welcome to Gin ...
So far, we found very little information about Gin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gin, please Contact Us.
Gin would have been located within present day Clarke County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gin is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gin was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Gin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gin - they are located in Arkansas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gin.
Communities near Gin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gin.
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Shubuta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Gilbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toxey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Matherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
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 Gin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gin. 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 Gin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gin. See our Newspapers Page for Gin.
Adding Gin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gin 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 Gin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gin post office opened in 1905. The Gin post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gin.
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 Gin, 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 Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gin - 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 Gin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Gin 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. |
| <6> | 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/ |