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Welcome to Wool Market (aka 'Woolmarket') ...

Wool Market is located in Harrison County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wool Market, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Wool Market is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Wool Market lies within the (228) area code.

The community of Wool Market has also been called Woolmarket.

Communities near Wool Market ...

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

  • Gulfport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Biloxi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
  • Ocean Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <3>
  • Long Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
  • D'Iberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
  • Pass Christian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beauvoir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
  • Mississippi City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • North Gulfport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Saint Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson 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 Wool Market. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wool Market.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wool Market ...

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

Adding Wool Market to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wool Market 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 Wool Market was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wool Market post office opened in 1889.

We also found Wool Market in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wool Market.

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wool Market - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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