Welcome to Neals ...
So far, we found very little information about Neals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Neals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Neals, please Contact Us.
Neals would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Neals, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Neals is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Neals was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Neals was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Neals ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Neals - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Neals.
Communities near Neals ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neals.
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nettleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vardaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Houlka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <5>
- Mantee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
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 Neals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neals.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neals. 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 Neals.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neals. See our Newspapers Page for Neals.
Adding Neals to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Neals 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 Neals was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Neals post office opened in 1883. The Neals post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Neals.
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 Neals, 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 Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neals - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Neals area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Neals 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> | 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/ |