Strong, Mississippi

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Strong, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Strong
Coordinates: 33°41′43″N88°36′16″W / 33.69528°N 88.60444°W / 33.69528; -88.60444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID678365 [1]

Strong (also known as Strongs or Strongs Station) is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Strong is located southwest of Aberdeen.

History

Strong is located along the CPKC Railway, ex Kansas City Southern Railway. [2]

In 1900, Strong had a population of 63. [3]

A post office operated under the name Strongs from 1884 to 1914 and under the name Strong from 1944 to 1963. [4]

The Strong Field is a natural gas field located in Strong. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strong
  2. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Strong, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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. 484.
  4. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI OIL & GAS PRODUCTION INDEX MAP" (PDF). geology.deq.ms.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.


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