Welcome to Southaven ...

The city of Southaven is located in DeSoto County<1>.

The location of Southaven has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Southaven has a population of 55,923 people<3> (see below for details).

Southaven is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Southaven is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Southaven had an population of 55,923 people. This is an increase of 14.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 92.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Southaven had a population of 48,982 people (which is 30.28% of the total population of DeSoto County). This makes Southaven the county's most populous community.

The population of Southaven represents 1.65% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 48,982 people, the population of Southaven increased 69.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,977 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Southaven.

Communities Also Named Southaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Southaven - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Southaven ...

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

• Memphis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• Collierville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <5>
• Olive Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
• Germantown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <5>
• West Memphis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <5>
• Hernando
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <5>
• Coldwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Walls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
• Hunt Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Byhalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
  • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southaven ...

Looking for more information about Southaven? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Southaven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southaven.

Adding Southaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southaven 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 for Southaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Southaven post office opened in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

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