Barnett, Mississippi

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Barnett, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 31°59′12″N88°54′18″W / 31.98667°N 88.90500°W / 31.98667; -88.90500
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Clarke
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID691683 [1]

Barnett, (also known as Richmond), is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

History

Barnett is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and in 1910 had three general stores. The Smith Lumber Company also owned a sawmill in Barnett. [2] In 1900, Barnett had a population of 56. [3]

A post office operated under the name Barnett from 1883 to 1956. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barnett". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Howe, Tony. "Barnett, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 214.
  4. "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 17, 2023.