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Welcome to Sunflower ...

Sunflower is located in Prentiss County<1>.

Sunflower is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunflower: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Sunflower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Sunflower: This one is located in Prentiss County and the other is located in Sunflower County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Sunflower - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas (3), Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sunflower ...

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

  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Baldwyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Guntown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (18 miles [29 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jumpertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Dumas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Tishomingo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rienzi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 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 Sunflower. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunflower.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunflower ...

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

Footnotes ...

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