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Welcome to Gwin ...

Gwin is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gwin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Gwin is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gwin: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Gwin ...

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

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

Communities near Gwin ...

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

  • Belzoni
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sidon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Cruger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Silver City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Morgan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Eden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Wyatt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mileston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gwin ...

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

Adding Gwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gwin 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 (so far) for Gwin was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gwin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gwin - 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 Gwin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Gwin 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.