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Welcome to Jaynesville ...

Jaynesville is located in Simpson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jaynesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jaynesville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jaynesville: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Jaynesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jaynesville - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jaynesville.

Communities near Jaynesville ...

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

  • Magee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Collins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendenhall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prentiss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • D'Lo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • New Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mize
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bassfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Silver Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Jaynesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jaynesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jaynesville ...

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

Adding Jaynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jaynesville 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 Jaynesville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jaynesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jaynesville - 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 Jaynesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Jaynesville 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.