Welcome to Senatobia ...

The city of Senatobia is located in Tate County<1> and is the County Seat for Tate County.

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The location of Senatobia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Senatobia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Senatobia has a population of 7,596 people<3> (see below for details).

Senatobia is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Senatobia: 662

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Senatobia had an population of 7,596 people. This is a decrease of 6.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Senatobia had a population of 8,165 people (which is 28.17% of the total population of Tate County). This makes Senatobia the county's most populous community.

The population of Senatobia represents 0.28% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,165 people, the population of Senatobia increased 22.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,682 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Senatobia.

Communities near Senatobia ...

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

• Hernando
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <5>
• Sardis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
• Como
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Crenshaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <5>
• Sledge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Antioch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Tate County
• Poagville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
  • Poagville is located in Tate County
• Arkabutla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
  • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
• Longtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Longtown is located in Panola County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Senatobia. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Senatobia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Senatobia ...

Looking for more information about Senatobia? 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 Senatobia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Senatobia.

Adding Senatobia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Senatobia 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 for Senatobia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Senatobia post office opened in 1838.

We also found Senatobia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Senatobia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Senatobia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/