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Welcome to The Islands ...

The Islands is located in Hinds County<1>.

The Islands is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Islands: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near The Islands ...

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

  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Byram
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Flowood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Islands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Islands - 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 The Islands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the The Islands 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.