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Welcome to Mims ...

Mims is located in Panola County<1>.

Mims is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mims: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Mims ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mims - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Mims ...

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

  • Batesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sardis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Crenshaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Crowder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Courtland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mims ...

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

Footnotes ...

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