Topeka, Mississippi

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Topeka, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Topeka
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Topeka
Coordinates: 31°24′55″N90°11′18″W / 31.41528°N 90.18833°W / 31.41528; -90.18833
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Lawrence
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39665
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID678823 [1]

Topeka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2]

History

The community's name is a transfer from Topeka, Kansas. [3] A post office called Topeka was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1914. [4]

The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad operated a rail line through Topeka until 1932. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Mississippi
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Brett (June 2018). "Norfield: Birthed by Lumber, the Milltown Carries on Without a Mill". Brookhaven Magazine.


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