Welcome to Talowah ...

Talowah is located in Lamar County<1>.

The location of Talowah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Talowah is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Talowah: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Talowah ...

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

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

Communities near Talowah ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Poplarville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Purvis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Wells Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• Carnes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Pinebur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• West Hattiesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Smith Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talowah ...

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

Adding Talowah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talowah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talowah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/