Nesbit, Mississippi | |
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  Nesbit  Nesbit | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′54″N90°00′31″W / 34.88167°N 90.00861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | DeSoto |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38651 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 690351 [1] |
Nesbit is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States.
A post office operated under the name Nesbits Station from 1869 to 1881 and began operating under the name Nesbit in 1881. [2]
In the early 1900s, an academy, two churches, and a sawmill were located in Nesbit. [3]
Nesbit is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. [4]
Nesbit is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Horn Lake, approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Southaven and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Hernando near U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55.
| Climate data for Nesbit, MS | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) | 80 (27) | 91 (33) | 97 (36) | 98 (37) | 104 (40) | 110 (43) | 112 (44) | 103 (39) | 99 (37) | 87 (31) | 81 (27) | 112 (44) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 48 (9) | 54 (12) | 63 (17) | 72 (22) | 79 (26) | 87 (31) | 90 (32) | 89 (32) | 83 (28) | 74 (23) | 61 (16) | 51 (11) | 71 (22) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 28 (−2) | 32 (0) | 41 (5) | 50 (10) | 59 (15) | 67 (19) | 70 (21) | 68 (20) | 61 (16) | 50 (10) | 39 (4) | 32 (0) | 50 (10) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) | −5 (−21) | 10 (−12) | 27 (−3) | 36 (2) | 49 (9) | 41 (5) | 49 (9) | 38 (3) | 24 (−4) | 7 (−14) | −5 (−21) | −6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.55 (116) | 4.29 (109) | 5.58 (142) | 6.02 (153) | 5.51 (140) | 4.93 (125) | 3.68 (93) | 3.15 (80) | 3.29 (84) | 3.34 (85) | 5.11 (130) | 5.61 (142) | 55.06 (1,399) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.00 (5.1) | 1.20 (3.0) | 0.20 (0.51) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.10 (0.25) | 3.50 (8.9) |
| Source: http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USMS0257 | |||||||||||||
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When he wasn't touring, Lewis spent most of his time at the Lewis Ranch with his family" "He split his time between the Nesbit property and his Memphis home up until his death.
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