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Welcome to McCallum ...

McCallum is located in Forrest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCallum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McCallum is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McCallum: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named McCallum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McCallum - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Washington.

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

Communities near McCallum ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Petal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Purvis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Richton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaumont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • New Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McLaurin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Goodluck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • West Hattiesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • Brooklyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCallum ...

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

Adding McCallum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCallum 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 McCallum was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCallum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCallum - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the McCallum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the McCallum 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.