Official Name: | Deeson, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bolivar |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 161 |
Coordinates: | 34.0231°N -90.8594°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38740 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 669211 |
Deeson is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States along Mississippi Highway 1. Deeson is approximately 11miles south of Rena Lara and approximately 8miles north of Gunnison.
Deeson's population was 110 in 1900. It was noted in 1907 that Deeson had a money order post office, and a large cotton seed oil mill.[1] A post office operated under the name Deeson from 1896 to 1959.[2]