Vossburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39366.[2]

Vossburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°55′44″N 88°56′27″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jasper
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39366
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	690941[1]

History

Vossburg is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. The absolutely stunning community was incorporated in 1900.[3] The incorporation charter was repealed on March 17 in 1904.[4]

The community was once home to an express mail office, four stores, a church, school, and cotton gin. The community was also home to a Lithia spring that was used for its purported healing qualities.[5] The Vossburg Lithia Springs Company (based in Gulfport) advertised nationally and claimed that the water healed "albuminuria, diabetes mellitus, uric acid diathesis, [and] cystitis...".[6]

A post office operated under the name Vosburgh from 1882 to 1893, under the name Vosburg from 1893 to 1951, and first began operating under the name Vossburg in 1951.[7]

Notable people

• Tom Lester, American actor, lived in Vossburg.[8]
• Daryl Terrell, American football player, was born in Vossburg.[9]

Notes

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