Welcome to Mesa ...
Mesa is located in Walthall County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mesa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Mesa is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mesa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mesa: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Mesa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Mesa - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (4), Idaho, New Mexico (2), Texas (2) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mesa.
Communities near Mesa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mesa.
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
- Tylertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
- Tylertown is located in Walthall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
- Osyka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Osyka is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <4>
- Holmesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Smithburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Topisaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Bacots
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
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 Mesa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mesa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mesa. 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 Mesa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesa. See our Newspapers Page for Mesa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mesa ...
Looking for more information about Mesa? 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 Mesa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mesa.
Adding Mesa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mesa 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 Mesa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Mesa post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mesa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mesa. 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 Walthall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mesa - 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 Mesa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Mesa 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |