Welcome to Kongo ...
Kongo is located in Washington County<1>.
Kongo is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kongo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kongo: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Kongo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kongo.
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rolling Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Anguilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Delta City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
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 Kongo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kongo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kongo. 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 Kongo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kongo. See our Newspapers Page for Kongo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kongo ...
Looking for more information about Kongo? 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 Kongo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kongo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kongo - 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 Kongo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Kongo 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. |