Binford is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Binford is located southwest of Aberdeen.
Binford, Mississippi | |
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  Binford  Binford | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 667175[1] |
History
editBinford is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1910 had a general store.[2]
A cotton gin once operated in Binford.[3]
A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Binford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Binford, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 243.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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