Welcome to Hashuqua ...
So far, we found very little information about Hashuqua. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hashuqua to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hashuqua, please Contact Us.
Hashuqua would have been located within present day Noxubee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hashuqua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hashuqua is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hashuqua was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hashuqua was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Hashuqua ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hashuqua.
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noxapater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Handle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Lynville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
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 Hashuqua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hashuqua.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hashuqua. 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 Hashuqua.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hashuqua. See our Newspapers Page for Hashuqua.
Adding Hashuqua to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hashuqua 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 Hashuqua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hashuqua post office opened in 1842. The Hashuqua post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hashuqua.
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 Hashuqua, 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 Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hashuqua - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Hashuqua area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Hashuqua 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/ |