Welcome to Wisner ...

Wisner is located in Smith County<1>.

The location of Wisner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wisner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Wisner is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wisner: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Wisner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wisner - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Wisner ...

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

• Magee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Magee is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <5>
• Collins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
• Bay Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <5>
• Raleigh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Mount Olive
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Soso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Mize
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <5>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Sylvarena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
  • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
• Hot Coffee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
  • Hot Coffee is located in Covington 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 Wisner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wisner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wisner ...

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

Adding Wisner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wisner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wisner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wisner post office opened in 1908.

We also found Wisner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wisner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wisner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/