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Welcome to Wallis ...

Wallis is located in Forrest County<1>.

Wallis is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wallis: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Wallis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wallis - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Wallis ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Petal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Purvis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lumberton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaumont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • New Augusta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carnes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Goodluck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • West Hattiesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallis ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallis - 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 Wallis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Wallis 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.