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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 Codes for Jolly: 662 & 471<3>

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)
  • Okolona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nettleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Houlka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • 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)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • 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 (so far) for Jolly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jolly post office opened in 1898. The Jolly post office closed in 1903.

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>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 Jolly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Jolly 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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