Daleville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Daleville, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Daleville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lauderdale
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:384
Coordinates:32.5697°N -88.6761°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39326
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:669077

Daleville is an unincorporated community along Mississippi Highway 39 in North Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 39326.

The settlement is named for Samuel Dale, Lauderdale County's first representative in the Mississippi Legislature.[1]

History

The original US land grant for a large portion of Daleville was granted to John A. McKellar on February 27, 1841. US Land Grant Certificate 29376. This grant included Lots 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10, of Section 5, Township 8 North, Range 16 East in the District of Sands. John A. McKellar lived in Perry County, Alabama, USA at the time of the grant.

Government

State

The Mississippi Senate district map divides Daleville into two sections.[2] The area north of Hickory Grove Road is in the 32nd State Senate District which seats Sampson Jackson, II (D). The balance of the community resides in the 31st State Senate District which seats Terry Burton (R).

The Mississippi House of Representatives also divides Daleville into two districts.[3] House District 42 is represented by Reecy Dickson (D). House District 81 is represented by Steven A. Horne (R).[4]

Federal

The city is located in Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, represented by Gregg Harper (R), who has been in office since 2009.

Infrastructure

Highways

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lewis . Herbert J. "Jim" . Samuel Dale . Encyclopedia of Alabama . July 25, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Mississippi Senate Districts Map . 2008-06-19 . Mississippi Standing Joint Reapportionment Committee.
  3. Web site: Mississippi House of Representatives Map . 2008-06-19 . Mississippi Standing Joint Reapportionment Committee.
  4. Web site: Mississippi State House of Representative Members . 2008-06-19.
  5. Jespersen . Anna . Memorial of Jewell Jeannette Glass . The American Mineralogist . 1967 . 52 . March–April . 584–588 .
  6. Web site: Oil portrait of Florida Supreme Court Justice Glenn Terrell. . Florida Memory . State Library and Archives of Florida . December 10, 2022.