Welcome to Mendenhall ...
The city of Mendenhall is located in Simpson County<1> and is the County Seat for Simpson County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mendenhall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mendenhall has a population of 2,417 people<2> (see below for details).
Mendenhall is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mendenhall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mendenhall: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mendenhall had an population of 2,417 people. This is a decrease of 3.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.4% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mendenhall had a population of 2,504 people (which is 9.1% of the total population of Simpson County). This makes Mendenhall the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Mendenhall represents 0.08% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,504 people, the population of Mendenhall decreased 2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,555 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Mendenhall.
Communities Also Named Mendenhall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mendenhall - they are located in Arkansas and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mendenhall.
Communities near Mendenhall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mendenhall.
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Magee is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Polkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - New Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <6>
- Puckett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sanatorium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Mendenhall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mendenhall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mendenhall. 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 Mendenhall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendenhall. See our Newspapers Page for Mendenhall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mendenhall ...
Looking for more information about Mendenhall? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Mendenhall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mendenhall.
Adding Mendenhall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mendenhall 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 Mendenhall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Mendenhall post office opened in 1901.
We also found Mendenhall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mendenhall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mendenhall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mendenhall. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mendenhall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Mendenhall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Mendenhall area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |