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Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States.

Knoxville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Knoxville
Knoxville
Coordinates: 31°22′44″N 91°07′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyFranklin
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID693669[1]

History


Knoxville is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] The community was incorporated in 1886 and named for Knoxville, Tennessee.[3]

A post office operated under the name Knoxville from 1849 to 1955.[4]

The Knoxville White Male and Female Academy was opened in Knoxville in 1886.[5]


References


  1. "Knoxville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Howe, Tony. "Knoxville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  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. 1003.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. Geoghegan, Ann Allen. "Early Schools in Franklin County, Mississippi". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 2 December 2020.


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