Official Name: | East Lincoln, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | East Lincoln |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 489 |
Coordinates: | 31.4853°N -90.2919°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39601 |
Area Code: | 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 691833 |
East Lincoln is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Mississippi. East Lincoln is approximately 7.4miles north of Ruth south of U.S. Route 84.
East Lincoln High School was founded in 1923 and was closed in 1957. It was the first consolidated school in Lincoln County.[1] After localized resistance to the consolidation, the principal of the high school was shot and killed by a student.[2] The next year, his successor was stabbed.[3]