Cranfield, Mississippi

Last updated

Cranfield, Mississippi
USA Mississippi location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Cranfield, Mississippi
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Cranfield, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°32′39″N91°12′21″W / 31.54417°N 91.20583°W / 31.54417; -91.20583
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Adams
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID693005 [1]

Cranfield is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Cranfield is located on the former Mississippi Central Railroad. The community is named for J. D. Cranfield, who donated the original right of way when the railroad was built. [2] A post office operated under the name Cranfield from 1906 to 1921. [3]

The Cranfield Oil Field is located in Cranfield and was first discovered in 1943. In its first three years, the oil field produced 4.8 million barrels of oil. [4]

On September 20, 2013, an F1 tornado struck Cranfield. The tornado downed a couple dozen trees. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adams County, Mississippi</span> County in Mississippi, United States

Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,538. The county seat is Natchez.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jasper County, Mississippi</span> County in Mississippi, United States

Jasper County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 16,367. In 1906, the state legislature established two county courts, one at the first county seat of Paulding in the eastern part of the county and also one at Bay Springs in the west, where the railroad had been constructed. Jasper County is part of the Laurel, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wynne, Arkansas</span> City in Arkansas, United States

Wynne is the county seat and largest city of Cross County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,314 at the 2020 Census. Nestled between the Arkansas Delta and Crowley's Ridge, Wynne is the closest city to the second-largest state park in Arkansas, Village Creek State Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Pekin, Illinois</span> Village in Illinois, United States

South Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 996 at the 2020 census and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natchez, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Natchez, officially the City of Natchez, is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Purvis, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Purvis is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census. The Town of Purvis was incorporated on February 25, 1888 and was founded by and named after Thomas Melville Purves, originally of Marion County, Alabama. Purves, born March 8, 1820, was a second generation Scottish-American; his grandfather emigrated to Charleston, South Carolina in 1765.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tupelo, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Tupelo is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1860, the population was 37,923 at the 2020 census. It is the 7th most populous city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of northern Mississippi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madison, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Madison is the 11th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, located in Madison County, 13 miles (21 km) north of the state capital, Jackson. The population was 27,747 at the 2020 census, up from 24,149 in 2010. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rolling Fork, Mississippi</span> City and county seat in Mississippi, United States

Rolling Fork is a city and county seat of Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,883.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magee, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Magee is a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cleveland, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Cleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,199 as of the 2020 United States Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hattiesburg, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Hattiesburg is the 5th most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the population now being 48,730 in 2020. Hattiesburg is the principal city of the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Covington, Forrest, Lamar, and Perry counties. The city is the anchor of the Pine Belt region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xenia, Ohio</span> City in Ohio, United States

Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. Located in southwestern Ohio, it is 15 miles (24 km) east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton metropolitan area as well as the Miami Valley region. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,441. The city's name comes from the Greek word Xenia (ξενία), which means "hospitality".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barnsdall, Oklahoma</span> City in Osage County

Barnsdall is a city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,034.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bartlesville, Oklahoma</span> City in Oklahoma, United States

Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County and Osage County, Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is 47 miles (76 km) north of Tulsa and 18 miles (29 km) south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Caney River runs through Bartlesville.

Wren,, is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.

Moss is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Commerce, Mississippi</span> Ghost town in Mississippi, United States

Commerce is a ghost town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. Commerce Landing was the town's port.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halley, Arkansas</span> Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

Halley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 44.

Cannonsburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranfield
  2. Howe, Tony. "Cranfield, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. Zebal, George. "The Cranfield Field, Adams and Franklin Counties, Mississippi". GeoScienceWorld. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. "Mississippi Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.