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Welcome to Hurricane Branch ...

Hurricane Branch is located in Grenada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hurricane Branch: Hurricane Br. (or less commonly used: Hurricane Brnch.)

Hurricane Branch is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hurricane Branch: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Hurricane Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hurricane Branch - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hurricane Branch ...

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

  • Grenada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Duck Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Coffeeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Slate Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
  • Slate Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Tillatoba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Memphis Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elliott is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Sweatman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane Branch ...

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

Footnotes ...

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