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Peyton,_Claiborne_County,_Mississippi Latitude and Longitude:
31°50′16″N 90°48′08″W / 31.83778°N 90.80222°W / 31.83778; -90.80222
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This article is about the community in southwest Mississippi. For the ghost town in northwest Mississippi, see Peyton, Tunica County, Mississippi.
Peyton, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Peyton is located in Mississippi
Peyton
Peyton
Peyton is located in the United States
Peyton
Peyton
Coordinates: 31°50′16″N 90°48′08″W / 31.83778°N 90.80222°W / 31.83778; -90.80222
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Claiborne
Elevation
266 ft (81 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID694352 [1]

Peyton is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Peyton had a post office from 1900 to 1935. [2] [3]

The Peyton Lookout Tower is located east of the settlement. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 419.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Lookout Tower
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