Welcome to Wortham ...

Wortham is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wortham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wortham is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Wortham is located in the (228) area code.

Communities Also Named Wortham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wortham - they are located in Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Wortham ...

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

• Gulfport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <3>
• Biloxi
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Diamondhead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
• Pass Christian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <3>
• Saucier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
  • Saucier is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <3>
• Howison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Howison is located in Harrison County
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
• Coalville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison 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 Wortham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wortham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wortham ...

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

Adding Wortham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wortham 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 Wortham was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wortham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wortham. 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/