Welcome to Nitta Yuma ...

Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nitta Yuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Nitta Yuma is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nitta Yuma: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Nitta Yuma ...

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

Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollandale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hollandale
- From Nitta Yuma to Hollandale
Rolling Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rolling Fork
- From Nitta Yuma to Rolling Fork
Anguilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anguilla is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anguilla <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anguilla
- From Nitta Yuma to Anguilla
Mayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
Delta City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
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Mont Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mont Helena
- From Nitta Yuma to Mont Helena
Booth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Booth
- From Nitta Yuma to Booth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nitta Yuma ...

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

Adding Nitta Yuma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nitta Yuma 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 Nitta Yuma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nitta Yuma post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nitta Yuma.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sharkey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nitta Yuma - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Nitta Yuma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Nitta Yuma 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/