Mechanicsburg, Mississippi

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Mechanicsburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Mechanicsburg
Coordinates: 32°37′57.50″N90°30′10.34″W / 32.6326389°N 90.5028722°W / 32.6326389; -90.5028722
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Yazoo
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692061 [1]

Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Mechanicsburg is located on Mississippi Highway 433, approximately three miles southeast of Satartia.

In 1906, Mechanicsburg was noted at having "several general stores", and a population of approximately 75. [2]

A historic plaque is located at Mechanicsburg stating that "Mechanicsburg was occupied by contesting forces six times during the Civil War". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mechanicsburg". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 216.
  3. ↑ "Inventory - Historical Markers". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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