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 Code for Ituma: 662
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Cruger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wyatt
- From Ituma to Wyatt
- 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 for Ituma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ituma post office opened in 1885.
We also found Ituma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |