Binford, Mississippi

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Binford, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Binford
Coordinates: 33°45′11″N88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W / 33.75306; -88.58083
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID667175 [1]

Binford is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Binford is located southwest of Aberdeen.

History

Binford is located along the CPKC Railway, ex Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1910 had a general store. [2]

A cotton gin once operated in Binford. [3]

A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Binford". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Binford, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 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. 243.
  4. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.


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