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Welcome to Mhoons Valley ...

Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mhoons Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mhoons Valley: Mhoons Vly. (or less commonly used: Mhoons Vally. or Mhoons Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Mhoons Valley for more information about variations on the name of Mhoons Valley.

Mhoons Valley is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mhoons Valley: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Mhoons Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mhoons Valley ...

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

Adding Mhoons Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mhoons Valley 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 Mhoons Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mhoons Valley.

Footnotes ...

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