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Welcome to Tryus ...

Tryus is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tryus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Tryus is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tryus: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Tryus ...

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

  • Brookhaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazlehurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wesson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
  • Monticello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
  • New Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beauregard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Silver Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
  • Nola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tryus ...

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

Adding Tryus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tryus 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 Tryus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tryus post office opened in 1880.

We also found Tryus in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tryus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tryus - 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 Tryus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Tryus 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/