Topeka, Mississippi

Topeka, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Topeka is located in Mississippi
Topeka
Topeka
Topeka is located in the United States
Topeka
Topeka
Coordinates: 31°24′55″N 90°11′18″W / 31.41528°N 90.18833°W / 31.41528; -90.18833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLawrence
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39665
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID678823[1]

Topeka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]

History

The community's name is a transfer from Topeka, Kansas.[3] A post office called Topeka was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1914.[4]

The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad operated a rail line through Topeka until 1932.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Mississippi
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
  6. ^ Campbell, Brett (June 2018). "Norfield: Birthed by Lumber, the Milltown Carries on Without a Mill". Brookhaven Magazine.


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