Welcome to Singleton ...

So far, we found very little information about Singleton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Singleton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Singleton, please Contact Us.

Singleton would have been located within present day Winston County<2>.

The location of Singleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Singleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Singleton is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Singleton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Singleton would have been located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Singleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Singleton: This one is located in Winston County and the other is located in Leake County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 8 communities that are also named Singleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Singleton ...

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

• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
• Louisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Macon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>
• Brooksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <5>
• Crawford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>
• Noxapater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <5>
• Artesia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Sturgis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
• Mashulaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
• Bradley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha 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 Singleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Singleton.

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

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

Adding Singleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Singleton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Singleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Singleton post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Singleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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