Official Name: | Way, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Way |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 210 |
Coordinates: | 32.7439°N -90.0331°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39046 |
Area Code: | 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 679398 |
Way is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Mississippi. Way is approximately 9miles north of Canton on Way Road.
Way is located within the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Way is located on the Grenada Railroad.[1] A post office operated under the name Way's Bluff from 1858 to 1895 and under the name Way from 1895 to 1968.[2]
In 1900, the community had a population of 36.[3]
The Allison's Wells Hotel - described as a stately structure with a large ballroom - was located in Way. In 1948, the Mississippi Art Colony was organized at the hotel. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1963.[4] [5]
Camp Bratton-Green and the Gray Center, both part of the Episcopal diocese, are located in Way, Mississippi.
www.graycenter.org