Little Springs, Mississippi
| Little Springs, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Little Springs  Little Springs | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′09″N 90°43′36″W / 31.40250°N 90.72667°WCoordinates: 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 | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 693784[1] |
Little Springs is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi.[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
- Dan R. McGehee, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.[5]
- William Madison Whittington, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Little Springs, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Franklin County, MS - Communities & Towns". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Mt. Zion Baptist Church". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Franklin County, MS - School Days Project". American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "McGEHEE, Daniel Rayford, (1883 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "WHITTINGTON, William Madison, (1878 - 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in:
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