Welcome to West Enterprise ...
West Enterprise is located in Clarke County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.
A typical abbreviation for West Enterprise: W. Enterprise
West Enterprise is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Enterprise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Enterprise: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near West Enterprise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Enterprise.
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lost Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
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 West Enterprise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Enterprise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Enterprise. 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 West Enterprise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Enterprise. See our Newspapers Page for West Enterprise.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Enterprise ...
Looking for more information about West Enterprise? 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 West Enterprise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Enterprise.
Adding West Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Enterprise in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for West Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Enterprise post office opened in 1931. The West Enterprise post office closed in 1958.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Enterprise.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Enterprise - 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 West Enterprise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the West Enterprise 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |