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Claibornesville, Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°36′05″N 90°32′10″W / 32.60139°N 90.53611°W / 32.60139; -90.53611
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Claibornesville, Mississippi
Claibornesville, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Claibornesville, Mississippi
Claibornesville, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°36′05″N 90°32′10″W / 32.60139°N 90.53611°W / 32.60139; -90.53611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyYazoo
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID686661[1]

Claibornesville is a ghost town in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.

Claibornesville had a post office as early as 1846.[2]

A comical short-story set in Claibornesville, entitled Mike Hooter's Fight With The Panther: A Yazoo Sketch, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald in 1854.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claibornesville (historical)
  2. ^ Table of Post Offices in the United States on the First Day of October, 1846. United States Post Office Department. 1846. p. 41.
  3. ^ "Mike Hooter's Fight With The Panther: A Yazoo Sketch". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 14, 1854.