Waverly, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Waverly  Waverly | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′03″N 88°30′14″W / 33.56750°N 88.50389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Clay |
| Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 679395 [1] |
Waverly (also Mullens Bluff, Waverley, Waverley Plantation) is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. [1] [2]
Waverly is located on the former Southern Railway. [3] Waverly was once home to a church, saw mill, and grist mill. [4] A ferry once operated in Waverly that was used to cross the Tombigbee River. [5]
A post office operated under the name Waverly from 1879 to 1906. [6]
Notable person
- John Pitchlynn, interpreter at the Choctaw Agency [7]
Notes
- ^ a b "Waverly, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation-Clay County
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Waverly, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 942.
- ^ Jack D. Elliott Jr.; Elizabeth A. Calvert; Rebecca M. Riley (August 3, 2015). West Point and Clay County. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4396-5259-6.
- ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Pate, James. "John Pitchlynn". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Municipalities and communities of
Clay County, Mississippi, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  | |
| CDP | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
 | This Clay County, Mississippi state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |