Battlefield, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 32°32′48″N 88°56′24″W / 32.54667°N 88.94000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Newton |
Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 601 |
GNIS feature ID | 689443 [1] |
Battlefield is an unincorporated community located in Newton County, Mississippi United States. Its zip code is 39325. [2]
Battlefield, first located in adjacent Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was allegedly established on and named for a Choctaw battlefield. [3] Its first post office opened in 1849 before it was moved Newton County, Mississippi in March 1860. [4] The community served as the northern terminus of the Tallahatta Railroad and at one point had a number of businesses and churches, along with a school. [5] The post office stayed open until 1915. [6] The community has a cemetery, though all of its tombstones disappeared overnight in the 1970s. [7]
The community is now home to a dragstrip called the Battlefield Raceway. [8]