Carson, Mississippi

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

Carson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Carson
Carson
Coordinates: 31°32′17″N 89°47′42″W
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]

History

Carson was located in Covington County prior to the creation of Jefferson Davis County.[4] A post office first opened under the name Carson in 1900.[5] Carson is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and was once home to six general stores, two sawmills, and multiple lumber camps.[6]

Notable person

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 2012-02-15.
  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 13 February 2022.


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