Philipp, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Philipp, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Tallahatchie
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:157
Coordinates:33.7575°N -90.2042°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38950
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:675681

Philipp is an unincorporated community in southern Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States, along Mississippi Highway 8. Philipp is 6miles east of Minter City and 14miles west of Holcomb. Although Philipp is an unincorporated community, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 38950.[1]

History

The community was founded by Emanuel L. Philipp (later Governor of Wisconsin) when he was the manager of a lumber company from 1894 to 1902 in Mississippi.[2] [3]

John Lee Webb did construction projects in Philipp.[4]

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Greenwood, to the south.

Education

It is zoned to the West Tallahatchie School District.[5] The local schools for West Tallahatchie are R. H. Bearden Elementary School and West Tallahatchie High School.

At one time the Philipp Consolidated School was located in the community. In 1957 the West Tallahatchie district announced that the property was for sale.[6] At a later point, Black Bayou Elementary School in Glendora served southern parts of the West Tallahatchie district.[7] The district decided to close Black Bayou in 1998.[8]

West District Middle School (now Bearden) served as a middle school for the West Tallahatchie area.[7]

Coahoma Community College is the designated community college for Tallahatchie County.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=38950&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=viwe&term_id=2709&search_term=philipp Wisconsin Historical Society-Emanuel L. Philipp
  3. http://www.wishistory.com/mar25.html Governor Emanuel Philipp of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
  4. https://misspreservation.com/2017/01/25/builders-of-mississippi-john-lee-webb-1877-1946/
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-05-20.
  6. News: Notice for Sale. The Sumner Sentinel. 1957-07-18. 48. 52. 4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
  7. News: Mikell. Ray S.. West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff. The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. 1988-08-14. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. News: West Tallahatchie schools launch building projects. The Charleston Sun-Sentinel. 1998-02-12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. "Student Residency" (Archive). Coahoma Community College. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. "Out-of-District Resident: A student who does not live within Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties but does live in some other county in Mississippi."