Welcome to Shuford ...
Shuford is located in Panola County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shuford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Shuford is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shuford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shuford: 662
Communities Also Named Shuford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shuford - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shuford.
Communities near Shuford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shuford.
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <3>
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <3>
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
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 Shuford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shuford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shuford. 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 Shuford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shuford. See our Newspapers Page for Shuford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shuford ...
Looking for more information about Shuford? 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 Shuford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shuford.
Adding Shuford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shuford 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 Shuford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shuford post office opened in 1900.
We also found Shuford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shuford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shuford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |