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Welcome to Strickland ...

Strickland is located in Alcorn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strickland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Strickland is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Strickland: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Strickland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Strickland - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Michigan, Nebraska, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Strickland ...

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

  • Tulu
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iuka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Burnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Eastview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Michie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <4>
  • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strickland ...

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

Adding Strickland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strickland 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 Strickland was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strickland.

Footnotes ...

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