Basin, Mississippi

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Basin, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Basin
Coordinates: 30°48′11″N88°39′46″W / 30.80306°N 88.66278°W / 30.80306; -88.66278
Country United States
State Mississippi
County George
Elevation
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141 ft (43 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID666556 [1]

Basin (originally Helveston) is an unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, United States. [1] Prior to the creation of George County, Basin was located in Jackson County. [2]

A post office operated under the name Basin from 1887 to 1922. [3]

The Basin soil series is named for the community. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basin, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 218.
  3. ↑ "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Rex E Davis (1971). Soil Survey of George County, Mississippi. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. p. 9.


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