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Welcome to Meeks Ferry ...

Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County<1>.

Meeks Ferry is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Meeks Ferry: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Meeks Ferry ...

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

  • Pearl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelahatchie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Fannin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fannin is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Maris Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meeks Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

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