Perthshire, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 33°58′38″N 90°54′44″W / 33.97722°N 90.91222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Bolivar |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38746 |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 675639[1] |
Perthshire is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States along Mississippi Highway 1. Perthshire is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Deeson and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Gunnison. Perthshire is located on the Riverside Division of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] Perthshire was once home to six general stores.[3]
A post office operated under the name Perthshire from 1889 to 1963.[4]
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Box cars at the Perthshire depot were used as livestock stables during flooding in 1897
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Homes in the Perthshire community
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perthshire, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 410.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Perthshire, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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