Welcome to Old Wahalak ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Wahalak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Wahalak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Wahalak, please Contact Us.
Old Wahalak would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Wahalak is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Old Wahalak was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Old Wahalak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Wahalak.
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scooba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shuqualak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Wahalak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
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 Old Wahalak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Wahalak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Wahalak. 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 Old Wahalak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Wahalak. See our Newspapers Page for Old Wahalak.
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 Old Wahalak, 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 Old Wahalak - 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. |