Cleary, Mississippi

About Cleary

Set in the western part of Mississippi, Cleary is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Cleary is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.91 square miles.

📰 Cleary News Today

• How the Cajun Navy got a North Texas baseball team out of a Mississippi flood WFAA · Jun 22
• John Lee Hanson, Jr. Obituary Jan 11, 2026 Riemann Family Funeral Homes · Jan 11
• Catherine Broome Clark Obituary (2026) - Florence, MS - Chancellor Funeral Home & Garden of Memories - Florence Legacy obituary · May 26
• Janice Cleary, Sheet Music Collector, dies at 96 The Syncopated Times · Feb 16
• Gerard Cleary Obituary (2015) - Gulfport, MS - AL.com (Mobile) AL.com · Mar 17

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What Makes Cleary Unique

• The only place in America named Cleary — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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