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Welcome to Guntown ...

The town of Guntown is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guntown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Guntown has a population of 2,795 people<2> (see below for details).

Guntown is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Guntown: 662

The ZIP code for Guntown: 38849<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Guntown had an population of 2,795 people. This is an increase of 34.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 136.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Guntown had a population of 2,083 people. This makes Guntown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Guntown represents 0.07% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,083 people, the population of Guntown increased 76.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,183 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Guntown.

Communities Also Named Guntown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Guntown - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Guntown.

Communities near Guntown ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Booneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Saltillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <5>
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
  • Baldwyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <5>
  • Verona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Verona
    • From Guntown to Verona
  • Plantersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <5>
  • Mantachie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
  • Jumpertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guntown ...

Looking for more information about Guntown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Guntown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Guntown.

Adding Guntown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guntown 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 Guntown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Guntown post office opened in 1866.

We also found Guntown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guntown.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Guntown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Guntown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Guntown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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