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Edinburg, Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 89°20′10″W / 32.79917°N 89.33611°W / 32.79917; -89.33611
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Edinburg, Mississippi
Edinburg is located in Mississippi
Edinburg
Edinburg
Edinburg is located in the United States
Edinburg
Edinburg
Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 89°20′10″W / 32.79917°N 89.33611°W / 32.79917; -89.33611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeake
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39051
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID690913[1]

Edinburg is an unincorporated community located in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is situated mainly on the right bank of the Pearl River at the junction of Mississippi Highway 16 and Mississippi Highway 427.

History

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Edinburg takes its name from Edinburgh, in Scotland.[2]

In 1900, the community was home to the Edinburg High School and had a population of 123.[3] A post office first began operation under the name Edinburgh in 1841.[4]

Notable people

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Edinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 669.
  4. ^ "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Van Barfoot Story". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  8. ^ Bill Stribling profile, nfl.com. Accessed October 7, 2022.