Welcome to Obadiah ...
Obadiah is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Obadiah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Obadiah is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Obadiah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Obadiah: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Obadiah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Obadiah.
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
- Chunky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <4>
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Hookston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Nellieburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Suqualena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale 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 Obadiah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Obadiah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Obadiah. 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 Obadiah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Obadiah. See our Newspapers Page for Obadiah.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Obadiah ...
Looking for more information about Obadiah? 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 Obadiah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Obadiah.
Adding Obadiah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Obadiah 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 Obadiah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Obadiah post office opened in 1900.
We also found Obadiah on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Obadiah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Obadiah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/
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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Obadiah - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Obadiah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Obadiah 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> | 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. |
| <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/ |