Welcome to Tallahoma ...
So far, we found very little information about Tallahoma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tallahoma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tallahoma, please Contact Us.
Tallahoma would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tallahoma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tallahoma is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Tallahoma was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tallahoma was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities near Tallahoma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tallahoma.
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chunky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Pachuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 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 Tallahoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tallahoma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tallahoma. 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 Tallahoma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tallahoma. See our Newspapers Page for Tallahoma.
Adding Tallahoma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tallahoma 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 (so far) for Tallahoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tallahoma post office opened in 1834. The Tallahoma post office closed in 1836.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tallahoma.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tallahoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tallahoma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Tallahoma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Tallahoma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |