Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States.
Knoxville, Mississippi | |
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  Knoxville  Knoxville | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′44″N 91°07′15″W / 31.37889°N 91.12083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 693669[1] |
History edit
Knoxville is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] The community was incorporated in 1886 and named for Knoxville, Tennessee.[3]
A post office operated under the name Knoxville from 1849 to 1955.[4]
The Knoxville White Male and Female Academy was opened in Knoxville in 1886.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Knoxville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Knoxville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 1003.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Geoghegan, Ann Allen. "Early Schools in Franklin County, Mississippi". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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