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Welcome to Three Rivers ...

Three Rivers is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Three Rivers: Three Rivs.

Three Rivers is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Three Rivers: 228

Communities Also Named Three Rivers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Three Rivers - they are located in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Texas.

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

Websites for Three Rivers ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Three Rivers, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Three Rivers ...

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

  • Pascagoula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gautier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Moss Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
  • Coll Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Hurley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Rivers ...

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

Adding Three Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Three Rivers post office opened in 1858. The Three Rivers post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Rivers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Rivers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/