Battlefield is an unincorporated community located in Newton County, Mississippi United States. Its zip code is 39325.[2]
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  Battlefield, Mississippi  Battlefield, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′48″N 88°56′24″W / 32.54667°N 88.94000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Newton |
| Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 689443[1] |
History
editBattlefield, first located in adjacent Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was allegedly established on and named for a Choctaw battlefield.[3] Its first post office opened in 1849 before it was moved Newton County, Mississippi in March 1860.[4] The community served as the northern terminus of the Tallahatta Railroad and at one point had a number of businesses and churches, along with a school.[5] The post office stayed open until 1915.[6] The community has a cemetery, though all of its tombstones disappeared overnight in the 1970s.[7]
The community was more recently home to a dragstrip called the Battlefield Raceway that has since been shut down.[8]
References
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battlefield, Mississippi
- ^ United States Postal Service (2021). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ Brieger, James F (1997). Hometown Mississippi. Jackson, Miss.: Town Square Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-886017-05-4. OCLC 38255017.
- ^ "Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 - September 30, 1971". National Archives. August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Dunbar Rowland. Mississippi: comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions ... University of Virginia. Southern Historical Publishing Association, 1907.
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Jackson Eliot; Smith, Robert Ervin (1997). Newton County, Mississippi: A Cemetery Census, 1782-1995 : a Labor of Love. EBRS Publishing Company.
- ^ Dragstrip, Battlefield. "Welcome to Battlefield Dragstrip". Battlefield Dragstrip. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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