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LeFlore, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°41′37″N 90°03′17″W / 33.69361°N 90.05472°W / 33.69361; -90.05472
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LeFlore, Mississippi
LeFlore is located in Mississippi
LeFlore
LeFlore
LeFlore is located in the United States
LeFlore
LeFlore
Coordinates: 33°41′37″N 90°03′17″W / 33.69361°N 90.05472°W / 33.69361; -90.05472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38940
Area code662
GNIS feature ID672393[1]

LeFlore is an unincorporated community located in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area . LeFlore is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Holcomb, Mississippi and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Avalon, Mississippi on Mississippi Highway 7.

The community was once home to three general stores, a hotel, and a cotton gin.[2]

Leflore is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3]

A post office operated under the name Leflore from 1887 to 1978.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: LeFlore, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 70.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Leflore, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Grenada County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 12, 2021.