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Welcome to Myrick ...

Myrick is located in Jones County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Myrick is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Myrick: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Myrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Myrick - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina and Oregon.

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

Communities near Myrick ...

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

  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Heidelberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Soso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Antioch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Errata
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
  • Whistler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whistler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Ovett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Service
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Service is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrick ...

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

Adding Myrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myrick 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 (so far) for Myrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Myrick post office opened in 1881. The Myrick post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myrick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myrick - 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 Myrick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Myrick 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/