Welcome to Jolly ...

Jolly is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

The location of Jolly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jolly, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Jolly is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Jolly: (662)

Communities Also Named Jolly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Jolly - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky (3), Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Jolly ...

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

• Amory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
  • Amory is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amory <4>
• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Houston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Verona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
• Okolona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
  • Okolona is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <4>
• Nettleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
  • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <4>
• Shannon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Shannon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <4>
• Plantersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• New Houlka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
  • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Former names for New Houlka:
  • Houlka
  • Old Houlka
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
• Woodland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 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 Jolly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jolly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jolly ...

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

Adding Jolly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jolly 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 for Jolly was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jolly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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