Peyton, Claiborne County, Mississippi

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Peyton, Mississippi
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Peyton
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Peyton
Coordinates: 31°50′16″N90°48′08″W / 31.83778°N 90.80222°W / 31.83778; -90.80222 Coordinates: 31°50′16″N90°48′08″W / 31.83778°N 90.80222°W / 31.83778; -90.80222
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Claiborne
Elevation
266 ft (81 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID694352 [1]

Peyton is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

Peyton had a post office from 1900 to 1935. [2] [3]

The Peyton Lookout Tower is located east of the settlement. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 419.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Post Office (historical)
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Lookout Tower