Welcome to Narkeeta ...
So far, we found very little information about Narkeeta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Narkeeta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Narkeeta, please Contact Us.
Narkeeta would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Narkeeta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Narkeeta is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Narkeeta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Narkeeta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Narkeeta.
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scooba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Epes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Geiger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sucarnoochee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
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 Narkeeta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Narkeeta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Narkeeta. 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 Narkeeta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Narkeeta. See our Newspapers Page for Narkeeta.
Adding Narkeeta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Narkeeta 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 Narkeeta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Narkeeta post office opened in 1835. The Narkeeta post office closed in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Narkeeta.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Narkeeta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Narkeeta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |