Official Name: | Erwin, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Erwin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 115 |
Coordinates: | 33.1039°N -91.0436°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38731 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 669804 |
Erwin is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
It is located on the north shore of Lake Washington.
The Erwin House is located there, and dates back to 1830. It is the oldest extant structure in Washington County, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
As part of a widespread Anti-Italianism, vigilante mobs attacked Italians in Mississippi, and in 1901, murders took place in Erwin.[2]