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Welcome to Vowell ...

Vowell is located in Winston County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Vowell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Vowell is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Vowell is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Communities near Vowell ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kosciusko
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Noxapater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
    • Noxapater is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
  • Weir
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
  • Ethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • McCool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Hinze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Plattsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Pearl River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Neshoba 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 Vowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vowell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vowell ...

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

Adding Vowell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vowell post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vowell.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vowell. 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 Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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