Greenfield, Mississippi

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Greenfield, Mississippi
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Greenfield, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°14′58″N90°03′10″W / 32.24944°N 90.05278°W / 32.24944; -90.05278
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Rankin
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39208, 39042
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID691907 [1]

Greenfield (also Green) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

The settlement is named for S. Green, an early settler. Greenfield had a post office from 1891 to 1935. [2]

An early railway line, owned by the Jackson & Brandon Railroad & Bridge Company, was built through Greenfield in the 1830s. The line is currently owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Greenfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Green or Greenfield". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.
  3. "Stations and Structured on Current and Former Railroad Lines in Mississippi". ICRR.net. January 14, 2013.