Binford is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Binford is located southwest of Aberdeen.

Binford, Mississippi
Binford is located in Mississippi
Binford
Binford
Binford is located in the United States
Binford
Binford
Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W / 33.75306; -88.58083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID667175[1]

History

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Binford is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1910 had a general store.[2]

A cotton gin once operated in Binford.[3]

A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Binford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Binford, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 243.
  4. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.