Welcome to Lyman ...

Lyman is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lyman is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Lyman: (228)

Communities Also Named Lyman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lyman - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lyman ...

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

• Gulfport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <3>
• Biloxi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <3>
• D'Iberville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Diamondhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
• Pass Christian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <3>
• North Gulfport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
  • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
• Coalville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyman ...

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

Adding Lyman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyman post office opened in 1901.

We also found Lyman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/