Winborn, Mississippi

Winborn, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Winborn, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Winborn, Mississippi
Winborn, Mississippi
Winborn, Mississippi is located in the United States
Winborn, Mississippi
Winborn, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°37′52″N 89°16′23″W / 34.63111°N 89.27306°W / 34.63111; -89.27306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBenton
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID695191[1]

Winborn, also known as Reids Switch, is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

The area surrounding Winborn was found to have large deposits of carbonate iron ore.[2] In 1912, businessman from Birmingham chartered the Memphis Mining and Manufacturing Company to process this iron ore. A railroad spur and charcoal blast furnace were constructed. The furnace had a capacity for ten tons per day and produced 125 tons of pig iron before closing.[3] After the furnace closed, the iron ore was mined for paint pigment.[4]

A post office operated under the name Reids Switch from 1902 to 1905 and under the name Winborn from 1905 to 1956.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winborn
  2. ^ Ephraim Noble Lowe (1915). Mississippi, Its Geology, Geography, Soils and Mineral Resources. Tucker Printing House. p. 138.
  3. ^ Kern, Marshall (1963). An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores (PDF). Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. pp. 27–8.
  4. ^ Minerals Yearbook. Bureau of Mines. 1956. p. 640.
  5. ^ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2020.


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