Welcome to Ethel ...

The town of Ethel is located in Attala County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ethel has a population of 386 people<2> (see below for details).

Ethel is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ethel: (662)

The ZIP code for Ethel: 39067<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ethel had an population of 386 people. This is a decrease of 7.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ethel had a population of 418 people. This makes Ethel the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ethel represents 0.01% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 233rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 418 people, the population of Ethel decreased 7.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 452 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ethel.

Communities Also Named Ethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Ethel - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ethel ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Weir
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <5>
• French Camp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <5>
• West
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <5>
• Sallis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• McCool
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Hesterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Hesterville is located in Attala County
• Hinze
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Hinze is located in Winston County
• Vowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Vowell is located in Winston County
• Possumneck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala 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 Ethel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ethel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ethel ...

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

Adding Ethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ethel 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 Ethel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ethel post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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