Dobson, Mississippi

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Dobson, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Dobson, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°09′46″N89°53′50″W / 32.16278°N 89.89722°W / 32.16278; -89.89722 Coordinates: 32°09′46″N89°53′50″W / 32.16278°N 89.89722°W / 32.16278; -89.89722
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Rankin
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID709022 [1]

Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Dobson was located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) southeast of Brandon.

Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909. [2] [3]

R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car. [4]

Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 651.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
  4. 1 2 "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.



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