Welcome to Wade ...
Wade is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Wade is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wade lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wade: 228
Communities Also Named Wade ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wade: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Sunflower County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 19 communities that are also named Wade - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wade.
Websites for Wade ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.jcchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wade, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Wade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wade.
- Pascagoula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascagoula
- Pascagoula is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pascagoula <3>
- Gautier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
- Gautier is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <3>
- Moss Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
- Moss Point is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <3>
- Lucedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
- Lucedale is located in George County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <3>
- Wilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <3>
- Americus ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Big Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Coll Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Wade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wade. 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 Wade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wade. See our Newspapers Page for Wade.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wade ...
Looking for more information about Wade? 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 Wade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wade.
Adding Wade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wade 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 Wade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wade post office opened in 1893.
We also found Wade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wade.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/
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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wade - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |