Welcome to Zero ...

Zero is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zero, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Zero is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Zero: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Zero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Zero - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky and Montana.

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

Communities near Zero ...

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

• Meridian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
• Quitman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Stonewall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
• Chunky
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
  • Chunky is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <5>
• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Vimville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
  • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
• Increase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
  • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
  • Increase has also been known as:
  • Causeyville
• Russell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Lauderdale 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 Zero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zero.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zero ...

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

Adding Zero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zero 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 Zero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Zero post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zero.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

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