Forkville, Mississippi

Forkville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Forkville, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Forkville, Mississippi
Forkville, Mississippi
Forkville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Forkville, Mississippi
Forkville, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°27′39″N 89°39′39″W / 32.46083°N 89.66083°W / 32.46083; -89.66083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyScott
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID711463[1]

Forkville is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. Forkville is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 13 and Mississippi Highway 483, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north of Morton. Forkville had a post office until March 19, 1994.[2]

History

Forkville is named due to the fact that it is located at the fork of Mississippi Highways 13 and 483. The community was initially known as New Beach to distinguish it from the older community of the same name located to the south. The Scott County Fair was first held in Forkville prior to eventually moving to Forest.[3]

Forkville is located on Coffee Bogue and in 1900 had a population of 22.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Forkville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Schwab, Mary Grace Haralson (2002). Scott County, Mississippi: History and Families. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-56311-746-6.
  4. ^ Stephenson, Lloyd W.; Logan, William N.; Waring, Gerald A. (1928). The Ground-Water Resources of Mississippi. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Interior. p. 14.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 725.
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