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Welcome to Jericho ...

Jericho is located in Union County<1>.

Jericho is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jericho: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saltillo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Baldwyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Guntown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mantachie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ecru
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
  • Blue Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 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 Jericho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jericho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jericho - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Jericho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Jericho 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.