Welcome to Value ...

Value is located in Rankin County<1>.

The location of Value has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Value, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Value is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Value: (601) and (769)<4>

Websites for Value ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

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

Communities near Value ...

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

• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Ridgeland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Byram
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>
• Polkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Polkville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Value ...

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

Adding Value to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Value post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Value.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

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