Stafford Springs, Mississippi

Stafford Springs, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Stafford Springs, Mississippi
Stafford Springs, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°54′18″N 88°56′00″W / 31.90500°N 88.93333°W / 31.90500; -88.93333Coordinates: 31°54′18″N 88°56′00″W / 31.90500°N 88.93333°W / 31.90500; -88.93333
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Jasper
Elevation 413 ft (126 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID 678203[1]

Stafford Springs, Mississippi is an unincorporated community located in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States, along U.S. Route 11.[1]

About 42 miles south of Meridian, it is the current location of the Stafford Mineral Springs (once considered to be part of nearby Vossburg) which thrived during the early 1900s.

Stafford Springs came to be named after a Confederate veteran who settled near the town of Vossburg following the Civil War, Captain Edward W. Stafford.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stafford Springs, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Stafford Springs history


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