Welcome to Hurricane ...

Hurricane is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Hurricane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurricane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Hurricane is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hurricane: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

While we believe that this Hurricane is located in Warren County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Hurricane. Those communities are located in the following counties: Attala and Pontotoc County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hurricane ...

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

• Vicksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
• Tallulah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
  • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <5>
• Port Gibson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Newellton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <5>
• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
• Delta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Mound
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Yucatan Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
• Grand Gulf
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne 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 Hurricane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane ...

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

Adding Hurricane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hurricane post office opened in 1855.

We also found Hurricane in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/