Little Springs is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi.[1]
Little Springs, Mississippi | |
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  Little Springs  Little Springs | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′09″N 90°43′36″W / 31.40250°N 90.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 693784[1] |
The Homochitto National Forest is located a short distance west of the community along Little Springs Road.
The community was named for the large number of springs located there.[2]
In 1820, the Mount Zion Baptist Church was established 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Little Springs.[3]
The first school was the Magnolia School, built in 1854. A new school, the Little Springs High School, replaced it in 1901.[4]
A post office was in operation in the early 1900s.[1]
Notable people edit
- Moze Hunt Jones, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1908 to 1914[5]
- Dan R. McGehee, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.[6]
- William Madison Whittington, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Little Springs, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Franklin County, MS - Communities & Towns". American History and Genealogy Project. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Mt. Zion Baptist Church". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Franklin County, MS - School Days Project". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi. Department of Archives and History (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History. p. 1048.
- ^ "McGEHEE, Daniel Rayford, (1883 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "WHITTINGTON, William Madison, (1878 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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