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Welcome to Signal ...

Signal is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Signal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Signal is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Signal: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Signal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Signal - they are located in Arizona, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Signal ...

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

  • Vicksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallulah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <4>
  • Edwards
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Villanova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Villanova is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
  • Newmans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newmans is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
  • Redwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwood is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Stout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stout is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Signal ...

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

Adding Signal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Signal post office opened in 1899. The Signal post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Signal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Signal - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Signal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Signal 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/