Waverly, Mississippi
Waverly (also Mullens Bluff, Waverley, Waverley Plantation) is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi, United States.[1][2]
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| Coordinates: 33°34′03″N 88°30′14″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Clay |
| Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 679395[1] |
Waverly is located on the former Southern Railway.[3] Waverly was once home to a church, saw mill, and grist mill.[4] A ferry once operated in Waverly that was used to cross the Tombigbee River.[5]
A post office operated under the name Waverly from 1879 to 1906.[6]
Notable person
- John Pitchlynn, interpreter at the Choctaw Agency[7]
Notes
- "Waverly, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Mississippi Department of Transportation-Clay County
- Howe, Tony. "Waverly, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 942.
- Jack D. Elliott Jr.; Elizabeth A. Calvert; Rebecca M. Riley (August 3, 2015). West Point and Clay County. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4396-5259-6.
- "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Pate, James. "John Pitchlynn". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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