Welcome to Suffolk ...
Suffolk is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Suffolk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Suffolk is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Suffolk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Suffolk: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Suffolk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Suffolk - they are located in Montana, Prince Edward Island, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Suffolk.
Communities near Suffolk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Suffolk.
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
- Bude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
- Bude is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
- Gloster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
- Gloster is located in Amite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <5>
- Roxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Roxie is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Crosby is located in Amite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <5>
- White Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Suffolk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Suffolk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Suffolk. 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 Suffolk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Suffolk. See our Newspapers Page for Suffolk.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suffolk ...
Looking for more information about Suffolk? 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 Suffolk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Suffolk.
Adding Suffolk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Suffolk 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 for Suffolk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Suffolk post office opened in 1900.
We also found Suffolk on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Suffolk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suffolk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Suffolk - 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 Suffolk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Suffolk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |