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Welcome to Water Valley Landing ...

Water Valley Landing is located in Yalobusha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Water Valley Landing: Water Vly. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Water Vly. Lndng.)

Water Valley Landing is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Water Valley Landing: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Water Valley Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Water Valley Landing.

  • Batesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Water Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Courtland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Courtland is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pope is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Tillatoba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Velma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Water Valley Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yalobusha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Water Valley Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Water Valley Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Water Valley Landing 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.