Welcome to Kittrell ...

Kittrell is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kittrell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Kittrell is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kittrell: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Kittrell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Kittrell: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 4 communities that are also named Kittrell - they are located in North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Kittrell ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Chatom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
  • Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <5>
• Leakesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <5>
• State Line
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
• Millry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
  • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <5>
• Yellow Pine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
• Carson City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Greene County
• Clark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Greene County
• Robinsons Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
  • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
• Fruitdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kittrell ...

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

Adding Kittrell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kittrell 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 Kittrell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kittrell post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kittrell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kittrell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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