Fitler, Mississippi
Fitler, Mississippi | |
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  Fitler  Fitler | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′31″N 91°02′01″W / 32.72528°N 91.03361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Issaquena |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691861[1] |
Fitler is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Fitler is located on Mississippi Highway 1, approximately six miles west of Onward. Fitler had a post office from about 1901 to 1976.[2]
In 2012, a 697.5 lb (316.4 kg) alligator was taken at a hunting camp near Fitler, setting a new Mississippi weight record.[3]
Robert E. Foster, who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1931, lived in Fitler.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fitler, Mississippi
- ^ "Jim Forte Postal History".
- ^ "New Record Gator Bagged in MIssissippi". KNOE.COM. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi. Department of Archives and History (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 246.
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