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Welcome to Waters Landing ...

Waters Landing is located in George County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Waters Landing: Waters Lndg. (or less commonly used: Waters Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Waters Landing for more information about variations on the name of Waters Landing.

Waters Landing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Waters Landing: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Waters Landing ...

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

  • Semmes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <4>
  • Lucedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Hurley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Big Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Bexley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexley is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Chunchula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waters Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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