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Welcome to Kerr ...

Kerr is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Kerr is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kerr: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Kerr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kerr - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Kerr ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ackerman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Noxapater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weir
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Ethel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Sturgis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • French Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McCool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Hinze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerr ...

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

Adding Kerr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kerr 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 (so far) for Kerr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kerr post office opened in 1896. The Kerr post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerr.

Footnotes ...

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