Carson, Mississippi

Carson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Carson is located in Mississippi
Carson
Carson
Carson is located in the United States
Carson
Carson
Coordinates: 31°32′17″N 89°47′42″W / 31.53806°N 89.79500°W / 31.53806; -89.79500
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJefferson Davis
Elevation
502 ft (153 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39427
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID668100[1]

Carson is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. It is on Mississippi Highway 42. The community is 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Prentiss, Mississippi.[2] Carson has a post office with ZIP code 39427.[3]

History

Carson was a part of Covington County before Jefferson Davis County was created.[4] A post office was first opened under the name Carson in 1900.[5] Carson is on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. It used to have six general stores, two sawmills and many lumber camps.[6]

Notable person

  • Billy Harvey, member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1988 to 2006[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Carson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 376.
  5. ↑ "Jefferson Davis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Carson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 602". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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