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Welcome to Tuscola ...

Tuscola is located in Leake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuscola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Tuscola is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tuscola: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Tuscola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tuscola - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Websites for Tuscola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

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

Communities near Tuscola ...

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

  • Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forest
    • From Tuscola to Forest
  • Carthage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sebastopol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
  • Lena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cash
    • From Tuscola to Cash
  • Standing Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Harperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifton
    • From Tuscola to Clifton
  • Redwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Redwater is located in Leake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuscola ...

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

Adding Tuscola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuscola 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 Tuscola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Tuscola post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuscola.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuscola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuscola - 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 Tuscola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Tuscola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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