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Welcome to Saucier ...

Saucier is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saucier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Saucier is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saucier: 228

The ZIP code for Saucier: 39574<3>

Communities Also Named Saucier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saucier - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Saucier ...

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

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 Saucier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saucier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saucier ...

Looking for more information about Saucier? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saucier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saucier.

Adding Saucier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saucier 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 Saucier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saucier post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saucier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saucier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saucier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saucier or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/