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Welcome to Kreole ...

Kreole is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kreole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Kreole is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Kreole: 228

Websites for Kreole ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kreole, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kreole ...

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

  • Pascagoula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gautier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ocean Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bayou La Batre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Coll Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Hickory Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Martin Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
  • Grand Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kreole ...

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

Adding Kreole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kreole 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 Kreole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kreole post office opened in 1914. The Kreole post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kreole.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kreole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/