Welcome to Mississippi City ...

Mississippi City is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mississippi City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Mississippi City is near sea level<2>.

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

Mississippi City is located in the (228) area code.

Communities near Mississippi City ...

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

• Biloxi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
• Ocean Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <3>
• Long Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <3>
• D'Iberville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
• Diamondhead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
• Pass Christian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <3>
• Beauvoir
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
• Coalville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mississippi City ...

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

Adding Mississippi City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mississippi City 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 Mississippi City was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Mississippi City in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mississippi City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mississippi City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/