Monterey, Mississippi

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Monterey, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Monterey
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Monterey
Coordinates: 32°11′06″N90°04′51″W / 32.18500°N 90.08083°W / 32.18500; -90.08083
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Rankin
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39208, 39073
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID673735 [1]

Monterey is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

History

The settlement was named after a battle fought at Monterrey, Mexico, by soldiers returning from the Mexican–American War. [2]

Monterey had a post office from 1847 to 1867. [3]

The population in 1900 was 36. [4]

Monterey Methodist Church, and the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department, are both located at the settlement. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Monterey". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Monterrey". Rankin County Historical Society. January 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 276.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Church
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Volunteer Fire Department


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