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)
- Collierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jago - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |