Official Name: | Nesbit, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Nesbit |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | DeSoto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 279 |
Coordinates: | 34.8817°N -90.0086°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38651 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 690351 |
Nesbit is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States.
A post office operated under the name Nesbits Station from 1869 to 1881 and began operating under the name Nesbit in 1881.[1]
In the early 1900s, an academy, two churches, and a sawmill were located in Nesbit.[2]
Nesbit is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3]
Nesbit is approximately 7miles south of Horn Lake, approximately 9miles south of Southaven and approximately 5miles north of Hernando near U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55.