Splunge, Mississippi

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Splunge, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 33°58′08″N88°16′07″W / 33.96889°N 88.26861°W / 33.96889; -88.26861
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID678059 [1]

Splunge, (also known as Lannsdale or Lanndale), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. [1]

Splunge is located on Splunge Creek, east of Hatley and north of Greenwood Springs.

History

In 1900, Splunge had a population of 18. [2]

A post office operated under the name Splung from 1848 to 1867 and the name Splunge from 1881 to 1918. [3]

The Splunge Free Will Baptist Church was built in 1844 and is the oldest surviving church building in Monroe County and the oldest Free Will Baptist church in Mississippi. [4]

The Splunge Lookout Tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. [5]

The community is served by two volunteer fire departments. [6]

In 1973, natural gas reserves were discovered in Splunge. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Splunge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 716.
  3. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. "Splunge Free Will Baptist Church". hmdb.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. "Splunge Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. "Monroe County Volunteer Fire Departments". monroems.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. Cockrell, Alan (2009). Drilling Ahead: The Quest for Oil in the Deep South, 1945–2005. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 360. ISBN   9781628468403.