Welcome to Palmers Crossing ...

Palmers Crossing is located in Forrest County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Palmers Crossing: Palmers Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Palmers Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Palmers Crossing.

Palmers Crossing is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Palmers Crossing: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Palmers Crossing ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Purvis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Sumrall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• New Augusta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• West Hattiesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Goodluck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Lux
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• Wingate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Wingate is located in Perry 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 Palmers Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmers Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmers Crossing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmers Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/