Edinburg, Mississippi

Edinburg is an unincorporated community located in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is situated mainly on the right bank of the Pearl River at the junction of Mississippi Highway 16 and Mississippi Highway 427.

Edinburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Edinburg is located in Mississippi
Edinburg
Edinburg
Edinburg is located in the United States
Edinburg
Edinburg
Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 89°20′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeake
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39051
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID690913[1]

History

Edinburg takes its name from Edinburgh, in Scotland.[2]

In 1900, the community was home to the Edinburg High School and had a population of 123.[3] A post office first began operation under the name Edinburgh in 1841.[4]

Notable people

Notes
  1. "Edinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 669.
  4. "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. "The Van Barfoot Story". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  8. Bill Stribling profile, nfl.com. Accessed October 7, 2022.


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