Official Name: | Cascilla, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tallahatchie |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 381 |
Coordinates: | 33.8567°N -90.0042°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38920 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 668133 |
Cascilla is an unincorporated rural hamlet located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cascilla is approximately 7miles southeast of Paynes and approximately 6miles south of Charleston, at and about the intersection of Cascilla Road and Smith Road. There is a general store at Cascilla, and the post office serving zip code 38920, along with several homes.
Jamie L. Whitten, the second-longest serving U.S. Representative and the fifth-longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, was born in Cascilla.[1]