Deerbrook, Mississippi Explained

Deerbrook
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Mississippi
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Mississippi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Noxubee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:262
Coordinates:33.2353°N -88.4867°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:669207

Deerbrook is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

History

A post office was established as "Deer Brook" in 1842. The name was changed to "Deerbrook" in 1856, and the post office was discontinued in 1942.[1]

Deerbrook had a population of 66 by 1900. The settlement was described as having "two stores, and a fine cotton gin."[2]

Notable people

Chemist Charles Baskerville was born in Deerbrook.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noxubee County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134408/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Noxubee . 2 April 2015 .
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 640.
  3. Book: Capace, Nancy. Encyclopedia of Mississippi. 2001. North American Book Dist LLC. 978-0-403-09603-9. 148.