Welcome to Ratliff Landing ...
Ratliff Landing is located in Sharkey County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ratliff Landing: Ratliff Lndg. (or less commonly used: Ratliff Lndng.)
Ratliff Landing is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ratliff Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ratliff Landing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Ratliff Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ratliff Landing.
- Hollandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rolling Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anguilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Cary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Louise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Mont Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Richey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Riverside Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
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 Ratliff Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ratliff Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ratliff Landing. 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 Ratliff Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ratliff Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Ratliff Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratliff Landing ...
Looking for more information about Ratliff Landing? 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 Ratliff Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ratliff Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sharkey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratliff Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ratliff Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ratliff Landing 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. |