Welcome to Locopolis ...
So far, we found very little information about Locopolis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Locopolis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Locopolis, please Contact Us.
Locopolis would have been located within present day Tallahatchie County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Locopolis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Locopolis is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Locopolis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Locopolis was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Locopolis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Locopolis.
- Tutwiler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Crowder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Glendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
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 Locopolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Locopolis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Locopolis. 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 Locopolis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Locopolis. See our Newspapers Page for Locopolis.
Adding Locopolis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Locopolis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Locopolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Locopolis post office opened in 1905. The Locopolis post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Locopolis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Locopolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Locopolis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Locopolis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Locopolis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |