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Welcome to Sonora ...

Sonora is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Sonora is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sonora: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Sonora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sonora - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Sonora ...

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

  • Houston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Okolona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vardaman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Derma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Derma is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • New Houlka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
  • Mantee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mantee is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Woodland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonora ...

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

Adding Sonora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sonora 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 Sonora was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sonora - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Sonora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Sonora 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.