Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Dobson, Mississippi
Dobson, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Dobson, Mississippi
Dobson, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°09′46″N 89°53′50″W / 32.16278°N 89.89722°W / 32.16278; -89.89722
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID709022[1]

Dobson was located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) southeast of Brandon.

Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909.[2][3]

R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car.[4]

Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 651.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ a b "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.