Welcome to Promised Land ...
So far, we found very little information about Promised Land. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Promised Land to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Promised Land, please Contact Us.
Promised Land would have been located within present day Sunflower County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Promised Land is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Promised Land was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Promised Land was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Promised Land ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Promised Land - they are located in Arkansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Promised Land.
Communities near Promised Land ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Promised Land.
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tutwiler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Promised Land. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Promised Land.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Promised Land. 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 Promised Land.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Promised Land. See our Newspapers Page for Promised Land.
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 Promised Land, 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 Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Promised Land - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Promised Land area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Promised Land area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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