Welcome to Valena ...
So far, we found very little information about Valena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Valena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Valena, please Contact Us.
Valena would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Valena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Valena is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Valena was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Valena was located: 662
Communities near Valena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valena.
- Kosciusko
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Pickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
- West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
- Sallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Zemuly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
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 Valena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valena. 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 Valena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valena. See our Newspapers Page for Valena.
Adding Valena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Valena in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Valena post office opened in 1837.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Valena.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |