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Welcome to Violet ...

Violet is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Violet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Violet is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Violet: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Violet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Violet - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Violet ...

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

  • Fayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Gibson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Harriston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Elmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Caseyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Willows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Ingleside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Violet ...

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

Adding Violet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Violet 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 Violet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Violet post office opened in 1902. The Violet post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Violet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Violet - 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 Violet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Violet 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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