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Carson, Mississippi

Coordinates: 31°32′17″N 89°47′42″W / 31.53806°N 89.79500°W / 31.53806; -89.79500
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Carson, Mississippi
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]

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]

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References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  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.