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)
- Gautier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
- Gautier is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <3>
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <3>
- D'Iberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
- D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
- Latimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Gulf Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Wool Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- 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 for Larue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Larue post office opened in 1902.
We also found Larue on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |