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Welcome to Tuscan ...

Tuscan is located in Choctaw County<1>.

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

Tuscan is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tuscan: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Tuscan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tuscan - they are located in New York and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Tuscan ...

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

  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eupora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maben
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Weir
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Sturgis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • French Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • McCool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Williams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Reform
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuscan ...

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

Adding Tuscan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuscan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuscan - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Tuscan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Tuscan 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.