Little Springs, Mississippi

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Little Springs, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Little Springs
Coordinates: 31°24′09″N90°43′36″W / 31.40250°N 90.72667°W / 31.40250; -90.72667 Coordinates: 31°24′09″N90°43′36″W / 31.40250°N 90.72667°W / 31.40250; -90.72667
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Franklin
Elevation
440 ft (134 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID693784 [1]

Little Springs is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi. [1]

The Homochitto National Forest is located a short distance west of the community along Little Springs Road.

The community was named for the large number of springs located there. [2]

In 1820, the Mount Zion Baptist Church was established 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Little Springs. [3]

The first school was the Magnolia School, built in 1854. A new school, the Little Springs High School, replaced it in 1901. [4]

A post office was in operation in the early 1900s. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Little Springs, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Franklin County, MS - Communities & Towns". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mt. Zion Baptist Church". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County, MS - School Days Project". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "McGEHEE, Daniel Rayford, (1883 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "WHITTINGTON, William Madison, (1878 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.


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