Welcome to Jayess ...
Jayess is located in Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jayess, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Jayess is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Jayess lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Jayess: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Jayess ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jayess.
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
- Tylertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
- Tylertown is located in Walthall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
- Sartinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Topisaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Wellman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
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 Jayess. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jayess.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jayess. 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 Jayess.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jayess. See our Newspapers Page for Jayess.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jayess ...
Looking for more information about Jayess? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Jayess, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jayess.
Adding Jayess to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jayess 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 Jayess was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Jayess post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jayess.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jayess. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jayess - 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 Jayess area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Jayess 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |