Official Name: | Moss, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Moss |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 299 |
Coordinates: | 31.8153°N -89.1778°W |
Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
Postal Code: | 39460 |
Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 668537 |
Moss is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
Moss is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The community is named for Captain B. F. Moss. The railroad stop was known as Mossville, but the post office was known as Moss. Moss was formerly home to two general stores.[1]
A post office first began operation under the name Moss in 1904.[2]
See also: 2020 Easter tornado outbreak. On April 12, 2020, nearly every structure in town was damaged and numerous homes were destroyed when a large, violent EF4 tornado moved directly through town.[3] The path of the tornado mirrored that of a long-tracked F3 tornado that struck the south side of town on April 21, 1951, also causing severe damage.[4] [5]