Point,_Mississippi Latitude and Longitude:
32°18′41″N 88°53′26″W / 32.31139°N 88.89056°W / 32.31139; -88.89056
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Point, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bridge over Chunky River with Kansas City Southern crossing in the background in Point, Mississippi
Bridge over Chunky River with Kansas City Southern crossing in the background in Point, Mississippi
Point is located in Mississippi
Point
Point
Point is located in the United States
Point
Point
Coordinates: 32°18′41″N 88°53′26″W / 32.31139°N 88.89056°W / 32.31139; -88.89056
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Lauderdale
Elevation
276 ft (84 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39320
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID676166 [1]

Point is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 39323. [2]

History

Initially established sometime prior to 1891 as a flagstop and freight station on the Illinois Central Railroad, the community was known as Lacey [3] until September 1895, when a post office was established at the place by Samuel H. Wilson. [4] The community had a depot, water tank, post office, house track, school, [5] and a siding track. [6] The population was 27 in 1900. [7] The post office was abolished in March 1907. [8]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Point, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2021). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Commission, Mississippi Railroad (1891). Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi, for the Two Years Ending ... The Commission.
  4. ^ Brieger, James F (1997). Hometown Mississippi. Jackson, Miss.: Town Square Books, Inc. ISBN  978-1-886017-05-4. OCLC  38255017.
  5. ^ "With Our County Neighbors". The Newton Record. January 29, 1903. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Howe, Tony. "Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Map".
  7. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 450.
  8. ^ "Mississippi Rails". www.msrailroads.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.


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