McNutt, Mississippi
McNutt, Mississippi | ||
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ZIP code 38952 | ||
| Area code | 662 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 684207[1] | |
McNutt is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. McNutt is located west of Schlater, just off Mississippi Highway 442.
It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
History
McNutt was named for McNutt Lake, which was in turn named for
parsonage. In 1900, the community had a population of 62.[3]
During the Civil War, Federal troops passed through McNutt as part of the Yazoo Pass expedition.[4]
McNutt was essentially abandoned when it was bypassed by the Georgia Pacific Railway.[5]
McNutt was once home to a Catholic church that was part of the
Yazoo.[6]
A post office operated under the name McNutt from 1847 to 1909.[7]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNutt, Mississippi
- ^ "McNutt Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 192.
- ^ Halsell, Willie D. (1950). "Sunflower's First Two County Seats". The Journal of Mississippi History. 12 (4): 230.
- ISBN 0-8139-1971-1.
- ^ Metropolitan Catholic Almanac and Laity's Directory for the United States, Canada and the British Provinces. New York, New York: D. & J. Sadlier and Company. 1876. p. 213.
- ^ "Leflore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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