Official Name: | Point, Mississippi |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 276 |
Coordinates: | 32.3114°N -88.8906°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39320 |
Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 676166 |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Point |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lauderdale |
Point is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39323.[1]
Initially established sometime prior to 1891 as a flagstop and freight station on the Illinois Central Railroad, the community was known as Lacey[2] until September 1895, when a post office was established at the place by Samuel H. Wilson.[3] The community had a depot, water tank, post office, house track, school,[4] and a siding track.[5] The population was 27 in 1900.[6] The post office was abolished in March 1907.[7]