world.wikisort.org - USA

Search / Calendar

Basin (originally Helveston) is an unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Prior to the creation of George County, Basin was located in Jackson County.[2]

Basin, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Basin
Basin
Coordinates: 30°48′11″N 88°39′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGeorge
Elevation
[1]
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID666556[1]

A post office operated under the name Basin from 1887 to 1922.[3]

The Basin soil series is named for the community.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basin, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 218.
  3. "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. Rex E Davis (1971). Soil Survey of George County, Mississippi. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. p. 9.


This George County, Mississippi state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии