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Welcome to South Pascagoula ...

South Pascagoula is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Pascagoula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for South Pascagoula: S. Pascagoula

South Pascagoula is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for South Pascagoula: 228

Websites for South Pascagoula ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Pascagoula, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Pascagoula ...

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

  • Gautier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Moss Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bayou La Batre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Escatawpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Orange Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Hickory Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Martin Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Coll Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Pascagoula ...

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

Adding South Pascagoula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Pascagoula 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 (so far) for South Pascagoula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Pascagoula post office opened in 1910. The South Pascagoula post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Pascagoula.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Pascagoula - 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>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/