Dentville, Mississippi

Dentville, also known as Pine Bluff, is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.

Dentville, Mississippi
Dentville is located in Mississippi
Dentville
Dentville
Dentville is located in the United States
Dentville
Dentville
Coordinates: 31°57′36″N 90°33′19″W / 31.96000°N 90.55528°W / 31.96000; -90.55528
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCopiah
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID669234[1]

History

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The community was originally known as Pine Bluff, a descriptive name for a bluff over Bayou Pierre. A post office already existed with the name Pine Bluff in Mississippi, so the community was named Dentville in honor of Warren Dent, a storeowner and the community's first postmaster.[2]

A post office operated under the name Dentville from 1887 to 1906.[3]

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ "Dentville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ LaTricia M. Nelson-Easley (2007). Copiah County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-5300-9.
  3. ^ "Copiah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Steven Laurence Danver (2011). Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 675. ISBN 978-1-59884-221-0.