Strong, Mississippi

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Strong, Mississippi
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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 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.