Sipsey Fork, Mississippi

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Sipsey Fork, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Sipsey Fork
Coordinates: 33°56′57″N88°14′37″W / 33.94917°N 88.24361°W / 33.94917; -88.24361
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
302 ft (92 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID677852 [1]

Sipsey Fork is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Sipsey Fork is located east of Splunge.

History

The community takes its name from nearby Sipsey Creek. [2]

A post office operated under the name Sipsey in 1896. [3]

Sipsey Fork is home to Center Point Church, which was founded in 1845 and once served as the community's school. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipsey Fork
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 96. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Center Point Church". hmdb.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sipsey Turn of the Century". fayette.net. Retrieved September 9, 2023.


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