Welcome to Gitano ...

Gitano is located in Jones County<1>.

The location of Gitano has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gitano, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Gitano is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gitano: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Gitano ...

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

• Laurel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Ellisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Collins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
• Bay Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <5>
• Taylorsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Mount Olive
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Sandersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
• Soso
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Mize
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <5>
• Seminary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gitano ...

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

Adding Gitano to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gitano 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 Gitano was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gitano post office opened in 1887.

We also found Gitano in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gitano.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gitano. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/