Texas, Mississippi

Coordinates: 30°53′10″N 89°16′19″W / 30.88611°N 89.27194°W / 30.88611; -89.27194
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Texas, Mississippi
Nickname: 
Stump Texas
Texas, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Texas, Mississippi
Texas, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 30°53′10″N 89°16′19″W / 30.88611°N 89.27194°W / 30.88611; -89.27194
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyStone
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39455
Area codeArea code 601
GNIS feature ID694958[1]

Texas, also known as Stump Texas, is an unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The community was named after the U.S. state of Texas.[2]

The Red Creek flows north of Texas.

Fairley Cemetery is located in Texas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ^ "Fairley Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.