Thrasher is an unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Thrasher, Mississippi | |
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  Thrasher, Mississippi  Thrasher, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′10″N 88°32′02″W / 34.71944°N 88.53389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Prentiss |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 678733[1] |
It was named for John H. Thrashe, a settler appointed as the first postmaster. The hamlet was a flag stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, built in the 1850s.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Thrasher, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Thrashers, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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