Dentville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Dentville, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Dentville
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Copiah
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:262
Coordinates:31.96°N -90.5553°W
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:669234

Dentville, also known as Pine Bluff, is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.

History

The community was originally known as Pine Bluff, a descriptive name for a bluff over Bayou Pierre. A post office already existed with the name Pine Bluff in Mississippi, so the community was named Dentville in honor of Warren Dent, a storeowner and the community's first postmaster.[1]

A post office operated under the name Dentville from 1887 to 1906.[2]

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Book: LaTricia M. Nelson-Easley. Copiah County. 2007. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-5300-9. 25.
  2. Web site: Copiah County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 July 2020.
  3. Book: Steven Laurence Danver. Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia. 2011. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-59884-221-0. 675.