Moss, Mississippi

Moss, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°48′55″N89°10′40″W / 31.81528°N 89.17778°W / 31.81528; -89.17778
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jasper
Elevation	299 ft (91 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	39460
Area codes	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	668537 [1]

Moss is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.

History

Moss is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The community is named for Captain B. F. Moss. The railroad stop was known as Mossville, but the post office was known as Moss. Moss was formerly home to two general stores. ^[2]

A post office first began operation under the name Moss in 1904. ^[3]

Tornado history

See also: 2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Tornadoes of 1951 § April 20–21, and 2020 Bassfield-Soso tornado

On April 12, 2020, nearly every structure in town was damaged and numerous homes were destroyed when a large, violent EF4 tornado moved directly through town. ^[4] The path of the tornado mirrored that of a long-tracked F3 tornado that struck the south side of town on April 21, 1951, also causing severe damage. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moss, Mississippi
2. Howe, Tony. "Moss, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
3. "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
4. Dangerous Storms with Damaging Winds and Tornadoes Spread Into Southeast; The Weather Channel; April 13, 2020.
5. NCDC Storm Events Database Item 10047279 (Report). National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
6. NCDC Storm Events Database Item 10047280 (Report). National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

31°48′55″N89°10′40″W / 31.81528°N 89.17778°W / 31.81528; -89.17778