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Welcome to Mish ...

Mish is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mish, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Mish is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mish: 601 & 769<3>

Websites for Mish ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.covingtonchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mish, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mish ...

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

  • Magee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Collins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumrall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Prentiss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Soso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Mize
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seminary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bassfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mish ...

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

Adding Mish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mish in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mish was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mish.

Footnotes ...

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