Loyd, Mississippi | |
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  Loyd  Loyd | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′29″N89°13′19″W / 33.95806°N 89.22194°W Coordinates: 33°57′29″N89°13′19″W / 33.95806°N 89.22194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 672937 [1] |
Loyd is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. [1] A post office operated under the name Loyd from 1884 to 1909. [2]
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Calhoun County is the name of several counties in the United States of America named after U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun:
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,962. Its county seat is Pittsboro. The county is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,089, making it Illinois’ third-least populous county. Its county seat and biggest community is Hardin, with a population of 2,000. Its smallest incorporated community is Hamburg, with a population of 123. Calhoun County is at the tip of the peninsula formed by the courses of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers above their confluence and is almost completely surrounded by water. Calhoun County is sparsely populated; it has just five municipalities, all of them villages.
Bruce is a town situated along the Skuna River in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,939.
Calhoun City is a town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,774 at the 2010 census.
Vardaman is a town in Calhoun County, Mississippi. The town's population was 1,316 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
Hopewell is a ghost town located in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. A post office operated under the name Hopewell from 1840 to 1905.
The Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Illinois River and the Mississippi River in parts of Calhoun, Jersey, and Greene counties in Illinois, and St. Charles County, Missouri. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Deer Plain is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Deer Plain is located in southeastern Calhoun County near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. It was named Deer Plain because it was common to see deer grazing in the area.
Gilead is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Gilead is located near the Mississippi River 8 miles (13 km) south of Hamburg. It was the county seat of Pike County until the southern end of the county broke up into Calhoun County. Gilead was also Calhoun County's county seat until 1847 when the county court house burnt down.
Marshall Landing is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Marshall Landing is located along the Illinois River near its confluence with the Mississippi River in far southeastern Calhoun County.
Turner Landing is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Turner Landing is located on the Mississippi River northwest of Batchtown and is in the Gilead Election Precinct.
Winneberg is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Winneberg is located on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Calhoun County. The area of Winneburg was once a thriving town with a school, many houses, and a quarry until the early 1900s. When the quarry closed, many of the residents left and the town fell into ruin. In the early 2000s a developer bought the land where the town once stood and developed it into a subdivision with the same name of the previous town.
Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Bruce.
Sarepta is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Sarepta is located along Mississippi Highway 9, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north-northeast of Bruce. A post office operated under the name Sarepta from 1838 to 1986.
Old Town is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
Bently, also spelled Bentley, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
Dentontown is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
Reid is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
Hollis is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
