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Welcome to Noxapater ...

The town of Noxapater is located in Winston County<1>.


The location of Noxapater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Noxapater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Noxapater has a population of 437 people<3> (see below for details).

Noxapater is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Noxapater lies within the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Noxapater had an population of 437 people. This is a decrease of 7.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Noxapater had a population of 472 people. This makes Noxapater the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Noxapater represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 217th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 472 people, the population of Noxapater increased 12.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 419 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Noxapater.

Communities near Noxapater ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plattsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Handle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Hinze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Bogue Chitto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Vowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Lynville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
    • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Pearl River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
  • Mashulaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Noxapater ...

Looking for more information about Noxapater? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Noxapater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Noxapater.

Adding Noxapater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Noxapater 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 Noxapater was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Noxapater in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Noxapater.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Noxapater. 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 Winston, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Noxapater.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Noxapater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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