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Welcome to Ratliff ...

Ratliff is located in Itawamba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Ratliff is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ratliff: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Ratliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Ratliff: This one is located in Itawamba County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 6 communities that are also named Ratliff - they are located in Florida, Kentucky (2), Louisiana and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ratliff.

Communities near Ratliff ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Saltillo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Guntown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mantachie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Ratliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ratliff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratliff ...

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

Adding Ratliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ratliff 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 (so far) for Ratliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ratliff post office opened in 1886. The Ratliff post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratliff - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ratliff 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/