Welcome to Jago ...

Jago is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Jago is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jago: 662

Communities near Jago ...

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

• Memphis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
• Collierville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <3>
• Olive Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
• Germantown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
• Horn Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <3>
• West Memphis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
• Hernando
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <3>
• Coldwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Walls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <3>
• Hunt Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jago ...

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

Adding Jago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Jago post office opened in 1901.

We also found Jago on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

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