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Welcome to Stephenson ...

Stephenson is primarily located in Amite County<1>. A portion of Stephenson extends into Wilkinson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephenson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Stephenson is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stephenson: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Stephenson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Stephenson - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stephenson ...

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

  • Centreville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bude
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Roxie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Meadville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Knoxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Bewelcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stephenson ...

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

Adding Stephenson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stephenson post office opened in 1916. The Stephenson post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephenson.

Footnotes ...

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