Welcome to Joseph ...

Joseph is located in Attala County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Joseph is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Joseph: (662)

Communities Also Named Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joseph - they are located in Idaho (2), New Mexico (2), Oregon and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Joseph ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Carthage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Durant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Goodman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Pickens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Ethel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• West
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Sallis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• Possumneck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County
• Hesterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Hesterville is located in Attala County

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 Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joseph.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joseph ...

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

Adding Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joseph in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Joseph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Joseph post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joseph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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