Caseyville, Mississippi

Caseyville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Caseyville is located in Mississippi
Caseyville
Caseyville
Caseyville is located in the United States
Caseyville
Caseyville
Coordinates: 31°40′23″N 90°39′20″W / 31.67306°N 90.65556°W / 31.67306; -90.65556
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLincoln
Elevation
459 ft (140 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID692851[1]

Caseyville is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States.[1][2]

The community was first settled in the early 1800s by Scottish Presbyterians. The community is named for James Casey, who settled in the area in the 1850s and operated one of its first stores.[3]

A post office operated under the name Caseyville from 1852 to 1909.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Caseyville, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation-Lincoln County
  3. ^ "Caseyville history told Thursday". The Daily Leader. April 29, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2023.


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