Cynthia, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:	Cynthia, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:	Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:	Cynthia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Hinds
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	328
Coordinates:	32.4031°N -90.2489°W
Area Code:	601 & 769
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	691795

Cynthia is an unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cynthia is located on the Canadian National Railway.^[1] A post office operated under the name Cynthia from 1887 to 1935.^[2]

Multiple fossils from the Eocene epoch have been discovered in clay pits in Cynthia, including a previously unknown species of Belosaepiidae (Mississaepia mississippiensis)^[3] and a species of Pterosphenus.^[4]

Notable person

• Patrick Henry, member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 7th district^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howe . Tony . Cynthia, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 18 May 2021.
2. Web site: Hinds County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 May 2021.
3. Book: Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2012 Edition. 10 January 2013. ScholarlyEditions. 978-1-4816-4548-5. 621.
4. Book: J. Alan Holman. Professor of Zoology and Geology Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology J Alan Holman. Fossil Snakes of North America: Origin, Evolution, Distribution, Paleoecology. 2000. Indiana University Press. 0-253-33721-6. 238.
5. Book: United States. Congress. Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the Ninety-first Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, Inclusive. 1971. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1107.