Banner, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Banner, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Banner
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Calhoun
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:344
Coordinates:34.0886°N -89.3847°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38913[1]
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:666507

Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7miles north-northwest of Bruce.[2]

History

The population in 1900 was 114. Around that time, the settlement had a money order post office, two churches, and several stores.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Banner in 1850.[4]

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banner ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  2. . Calhoun County, Mississippi General Highway Map . PDF . 2004 . August 15, 2012 .
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 208.
  4. Web site: Calhoun County . Jim Forte Postal History . 6 May 2020.
  5. Web site: James Corbette Edwards . Baseball Reference . July 31, 2016.