Alcorn, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Alcorn, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Alcorn
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Claiborne
Timezone:Central

(CST)

Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:269
Coordinates:31.8781°N -91.1392°W
Area Codes:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:671128

Alcorn is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. It is the common name given to sites without a name but are around or close to Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University is officially in Lorman, Mississippi by zip code in Jefferson County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Alcorn from 1906 to 1954.[1]

Alcorn is the location of four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claiborne County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 May 2020.