Point, Mississippi Explained

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]

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Postal Service. 2021. USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2021-06-20.
  2. Book: Commission, Mississippi Railroad. Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi, for the Two Years Ending .... 1891. The Commission. en.
  3. Book: Brieger, James F. Hometown Mississippi. 1997. Town Square Books, Inc.. 978-1-886017-05-4. Jackson, Miss.. English. 38255017.
  4. News: With Our County Neighbors . 29 January 1903 . The Newton Record. 11 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Howe. Tony. Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Map.
  6. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 450.
  7. Web site: Mississippi Rails. 2021-06-20. www.msrailroads.com.