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Welcome to Marvins Chapel ...

Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County<1>.

Marvins Chapel is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marvins Chapel: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Marvins Chapel ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Durant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vaiden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Weir
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Ethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • French Camp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sallis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McCool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gregory is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marvins Chapel ...

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

Footnotes ...

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