Knoxville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:	Knoxville, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:	Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:	Knoxville
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Franklin
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	141
Coordinates:	31.3789°N -91.1208°W
Area Code:	601 & 769
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	693669

Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Knoxville is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.^[1] The community was incorporated in 1886 and named for Knoxville, Tennessee.^[2]

A post office operated under the name Knoxville from 1849 to 1955.^[3]

The Knoxville White Male and Female Academy was opened in Knoxville in 1886.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howe . Tony . Knoxville, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 1 December 2020.
2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 1003.
3. Web site: Franklin County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 December 2020.
4. Web site: Geoghegan . Ann Allen . Early Schools in Franklin County, Mississippi . usgwarchives.net . 2 December 2020.