Welcome to Hurley ...

Hurley is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Hurley is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hurley: 228

Communities Also Named Hurley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hurley - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Hurley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hurley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Hurley ...

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

• Gautier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
  • Gautier is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <4>
• Moss Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
  • Moss Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <4>
• Semmes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
  • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <4>
• Lucedale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
  • Lucedale is located in George County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <4>
• Wilmer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
• Wade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Jackson County
• Big Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
• Americus ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Brewton ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • Brewton is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton has also been known as:
  • Brewer's Bluff
• Howell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in George County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurley ...

Looking for more information about Hurley? 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 Hurley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hurley.

Adding Hurley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hurley post office opened in 1895.

We also found Hurley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurley.