Barnett, Mississippi

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Barnett, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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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.


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