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Welcome to Larue ...

Larue is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Larue is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Larue: 228

Communities Also Named Larue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Larue - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Larue ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

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

Communities near Larue ...

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

  • Biloxi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
  • Gautier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • D'Iberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Latimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Vancleave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Martin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
  • Gulf Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
  • Wool Market
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larue ...

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

Adding Larue to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larue post office opened in 1902. The Larue post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larue.

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 Larue - 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/