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Welcome to Terrell ...

Terrell is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terrell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Terrell is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Terrell: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Terrell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Terrell - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Missouri, North Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Terrell ...

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

  • Magee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Collins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sumrall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prentiss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • New Hebron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bassfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Silver Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrell ...

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

Adding Terrell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Terrell 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 Terrell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Terrell post office opened in 1901. The Terrell post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terrell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terrell - 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 Terrell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Terrell 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.
<5>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/