Clover Hill, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Clover Hill, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Clover
Hill
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Coahoma
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:131
Coordinates:34.275°N -90.5442°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38645
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:691772

Clover Hill is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Clover Hill is approximately 4miles north of Lyon and approximately 4miles south of Rudyard. The community is located on the former plantation of J. T. Fargason.[1] Clover Hill once had a depot on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] A post office operated under the name Clover Hill from 1884 to 1935.[3]

The Clover Hill archaeological site is named after the community.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 460.
  2. Web site: Howe . Tony . Clover Hill, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 3 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Coahoma County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 June 2020.
  4. Book: James F. Barnett Jr.. Mississippi's American Indians. 4 April 2012. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-62846-982-0. 62.