Official Name: | Perkinston, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stone |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 135 |
Coordinates: | 30.7822°N -89.1381°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39573[1] |
Area Code: | Area code 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 675617 |
Perkinston is an unincorporated community in central Stone County, Mississippi, United States.[2] It is situated along U.S. Highway 49, approximately five miles south of Wiggins. The community is part of the Gulfport - Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Established in 1880, Perkinston is the oldest settlement in Stone County.[3] The village is named for John C. Perkins (1840–1928), who homesteaded the area after serving in the Confederate Army.[4]
Abundant forests established timber and turpentine production as early industries.[5]
The Perkinston community benefited from the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, which was constructed through the village in the late 1890s. Beginning in 1911, Perkinston served mainly as a campus for the Harrison County Agricultural High School, which developed into Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.[6] Through time, the village had few commercial establishments, but did have a post office, general store, churches, and a gasoline service station.[7]
The WLOX TV Tower in Perkinston, a 1319feet guyed mast tower, is listed as one of the tallest structures in the United States by height.
In 2005, a 250acres ATV park opened west of Perkinston.[8]