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Welcome to Tawanta ...

Tawanta is located in Jones County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tawanta, 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.

Tawanta is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tawanta: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Tawanta ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Petal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Ellisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sumrall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Soso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Seminary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lux
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Sanford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tawanta ...

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

Adding Tawanta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tawanta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tawanta - 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 Tawanta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Tawanta 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.