Welcome to Refuge ...Refuge is located in Washington County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Refuge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875. Refuge is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Refuge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Refuge: 662 & 471<3> Communities Also Named Refuge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Refuge: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Humphreys County. Beyond Mississippi, there are 5 communities that are also named Refuge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Refuge. Communities near Refuge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Refuge.
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 Refuge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Refuge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Refuge. 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 Refuge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Refuge. See our Newspapers Page for Refuge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Refuge ...Looking for more information about Refuge? 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 Refuge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Refuge. Adding Refuge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Refuge 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 Refuge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Refuge. Footnotes ...
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