Thomastown, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Thomastown, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Thomastown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Leake
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:410
Coordinates:32.8639°N -89.6694°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39171
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:678685

Thomastown is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The junction of Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 429 was placed at Thomastown, some 11.9miles northwest of Carthage.[1]

History

Thomastown was incorporated in 1854 and disincorporated at an unknown date.[2]

The community is located on the Yockanookany River and in 1900 had a population of 54.[3]

Thomastown has a post office with ZIP code 39171, which opened on May 17, 1933.[4] [5]

Thomastown was once home to a masonic lodge, Thomastown Lodge No. 124.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation. Leake County, Mississippi General Highway Map. PDF. 2011. April 8, 2012.
  2. Book: Laws of the State of Mississippi . 1854 . Mississippi Legislature . Jackson, Mississippi . 285 .
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 778.
  4. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  5. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. April 8, 2012. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  6. Book: Mitchell . J. W. S. . Masonic Signet and Literary Mirror . 1851 . 319 .