Birdie, Mississippi

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Birdie, Mississippi
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Birdie, Mississippi
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Birdie, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°23′31″N90°22′55″W / 34.39194°N 90.38194°W / 34.39194; -90.38194
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Quitman
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID691706 [1]

Birdie is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Birdie is located on Mississippi Highway 315, northwest of Marks.

Birdie is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. [2]

A post office operated under the name Birdie from 1898 to 1929. [3]

Birdie served as a polling place from 1983 to 1987. [4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birdie, 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. 244.
  3. "Quitman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. Voting Rights Act: Section 5 of the Act--History, Scope, and Purpose, Serial No. 109-79. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress. 2006. p. 1360.