Official Name: | Sessums, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oktibbeha |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 269 |
Coordinates: | 33.4161°N -88.7139°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39759 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 677521 |
Sessums is an unincorporated community located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Sessums is approximately 13miles east-southeast of Starkville and approximately 6miles west of Artesia.
Sessums is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1900, the community had a population of 27.[1]
Sessums is named for Colonel Solomon David Sessums, who owned much of the surrounding land. The Sessums family operated a horse track near their home.[2]
The community was once home to a church, school, multiple stores, and a cotton gin.[3]
The community was once known as a dairy center for Oktibbeha County.[4]
A post office operated under the name Sessums from 1876 to 2000.[5]