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Hobo Station, Mississippi

Coordinates: 34°33′39″N 88°27′58″W / 34.56083°N 88.46611°W / 34.56083; -88.46611
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Hobo Station is an unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

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Hobo Station was named for a shanty built at a rural intersection where hitchhikers would wait for passing motorists.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hobo Station, Mississippi
  2. ^ Prentiss County, Mississippi: History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. 2002. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-56311-784-8.

34°33′39″N 88°27′58″W / 34.56083°N 88.46611°W / 34.56083; -88.46611