Montpelier, Mississippi

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Montpelier, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 33°43′04″N88°56′52″W / 33.71778°N 88.94778°W / 33.71778; -88.94778 Coordinates: 33°43′04″N88°56′52″W / 33.71778°N 88.94778°W / 33.71778; -88.94778
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Clay
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39754 [1]
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID673749

Montpelier (also Crosstown,LaCross) is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is located along Mississippi Highway 46 in the northwestern part of the county. The community contains West Clay Elementary School. [3]

A post office first began operation under the name Montpelier in 1853. [4]

Montpelier's Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes

  1. "Montpelier ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. "Montpelier, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "West Point Consolidated School District, West Clay Elementary School". Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 May 2020.


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