Deerbrook is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]
Deerbrook | |
|---|---|
  Deerbrook Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′07″N 88°29′12″W / 33.23528°N 88.48667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Noxubee |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 669207[1] |
History edit
A post office was established as "Deer Brook" in 1842. The name was changed to "Deerbrook" in 1856, and the post office was discontinued in 1942.[3]
Deerbrook had a population of 66 by 1900. The settlement was described as having "two stores, and a fine cotton gin."[4]
Notable people edit
Chemist Charles Baskerville was born in Deerbrook.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Deerbrook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerbrook, Mississippi
- ^ "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 640.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-403-09603-9.