Welcome to Insmore ...
Insmore is located in Claiborne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Insmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Insmore is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Insmore lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Insmore: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Insmore ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Insmore.
- Port Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Rocky Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
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 Insmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Insmore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Insmore. 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 Insmore.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Insmore. See our Newspapers Page for Insmore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Insmore ...
Looking for more information about Insmore? 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 Insmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Insmore.
Adding Insmore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Insmore 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 Insmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Insmore post office opened in 1902. The Insmore post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Insmore.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Insmore - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Insmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Insmore 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/ |