Eagles Nest, Mississippi

Eagles Nest, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Eagles Nest is located in Mississippi
Eagles Nest
Eagles
Nest
Eagles Nest is located in the United States
Eagles Nest
Eagles
Nest
Coordinates: 34°17′31″N 90°28′02″W / 34.29194°N 90.46722°W / 34.29194; -90.46722
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38639
Area code662
GNIS feature ID[1]

Eagles Nest is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Eagles Nest is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Jonestown and approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of Belen. Eagles Nest is named for the former plantation of James L. Alcorn,[2] which in turn received its name from an eagle's nest that was built near the site.[3] The community is located on the former Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway.[4] A post office operated under the name Eagles Nest from 1887 to 1909.[5]

Notable person

  • James L. Alcorn, governor of Mississippi from 1870 to 1871. Alcorn is buried near the site of his former home in Eagles Nest.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagles Nest, Mississippi
  2. ^ Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. Univ. Press of Mississippi. November 12, 2010. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-60473-289-4.
  3. ^ Mississippi Historical Society (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. The Society. p. 249.
  4. ^ Howe, Tony. "Eagles Nest, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 667.


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