Welcome to Wardwell ...
Wardwell is located in Lamar County<1>.
Wardwell is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wardwell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wardwell: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Wardwell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wardwell: This one is located in Lamar County and the other is located in Calhoun County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 4 communities that are also named Wardwell - they are located in New York, Ohio and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wardwell.
Communities near Wardwell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wardwell.
- Hattiesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Purvis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Purvis is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <4>
- Sumrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
- Seminary is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
- Lux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Goodluck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- McLaurin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis 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 Wardwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wardwell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wardwell. 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 Wardwell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wardwell. See our Newspapers Page for Wardwell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wardwell ...
Looking for more information about Wardwell? 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 Wardwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wardwell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wardwell - 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 Wardwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Wardwell 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |