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Welcome to Terrys Creek ...

Terrys Creek is located in Amite County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Terrys Creek: Terrys Crk. (or less commonly used: Terrys Ck. or Terrys Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Terrys Creek for more information about variations on the name of Terrys Creek.

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

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

Area Codes for Terrys Creek: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Terrys Creek ...

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

  • McComb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tangipahoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Osyka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrys Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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