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Welcome to Humber ...

Humber is located in Coahoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Humber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Humber is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Humber: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Humber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Humber - they are located in Georgia and Ontario.

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

Communities near Humber ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Helena - West Helena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Friars Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Elaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <4>
  • Duncan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Coahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humber ...

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

Adding Humber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Humber 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 Humber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Humber post office opened in 1901. The Humber post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humber.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Humber - 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 Humber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Humber 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.
<5>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/