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Welcome to Snell ...

Snell is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Snell is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Snell: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Snell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Snell - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Snell ...

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

  • Meridian
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Stonewall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Lisman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Enterprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cuba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Needham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Increase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
    • Increase has also been known as:
    • Causeyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snell ...

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

Adding Snell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snell post office opened in 1903. The Snell post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snell.

Footnotes ...

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