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Welcome to Ituma ...

Ituma is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ituma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Ituma is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ituma: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Ituma ...

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

  • Durant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tchula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sidon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Cruger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Morgan City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • West
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Acona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyatt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gwin
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Ituma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ituma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ituma ...

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

Adding Ituma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ituma 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 (so far) for Ituma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ituma post office opened in 1885. The Ituma post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ituma.

Footnotes ...

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