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Welcome to Jolly ...

Jolly is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jolly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Jolly is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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)
  • Aberdeen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Verona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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 <3>
  • Okolona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • 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 <3>
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jolly post office opened in 1898.

We also found Jolly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jolly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jolly - 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>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.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/