Welcome to Lorenzen ...

Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorenzen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Lorenzen is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lorenzen: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Lorenzen ...

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

Lake Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Providence
- From Lorenzen to Lake Providence
Hollandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollandale is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hollandale
- From Lorenzen to Hollandale
Rolling Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rolling Fork
- From Lorenzen to Rolling Fork
Anguilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anguilla is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anguilla <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anguilla
- From Lorenzen to Anguilla
Mayersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
Cary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
Nitta Yuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nitta Yuma
- From Lorenzen to Nitta Yuma
Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
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- From your current location to Hampton
- From Lorenzen to Hampton
Panther Burn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
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- From your current location to Panther Burn
- From Lorenzen to Panther Burn

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorenzen ...

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

Adding Lorenzen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lorenzen 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 Lorenzen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lorenzen post office opened in 1889. The Lorenzen post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorenzen.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sharkey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lorenzen - 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 Lorenzen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Lorenzen 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.
<5>	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/