Welcome to Myrick ...
Myrick is located in Jones County<1>.
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The location of Myrick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Myrick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Myrick: 601 & 769<4>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Ellisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
- Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <5>
- Soso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Whistler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Service
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 for Myrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Myrick post office opened in 1881.
We also found Myrick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Myrick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Myrick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |