Goss (also known as Prine or Rogers[1][2]) is an unincorporated community in Marion County located 8 miles northwest of Columbia.[3]
Goss, Mississippi | |
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  Goss  Goss | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′19″N 89°53′19″W / 31.35528°N 89.88861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 670553[1] |
History
editGoss was named for its first postmaster, Dr. Zeno Goss, who established a post office in 1891 or 1895. Doctor Goss practiced medicine in the area, and was known for having fought as a Confederate soldier in the Battle of Shiloh.[4] The town is currently situated along the route of a decommissioned Illinois Central rail line, running parallel to Mississippi Highway 13. The rail line was originally established as the Columbia, Lumberton & Gulf Railroad in 1894, and, when the line expanded circa 1900 as the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, it included service near Goss at milepost 100.32, which spurred the development of lumber and sawmill industries over the years. The W. B. Brown Lumber Company, Newsom Brothers & Buckley Lumber Company, and Bunker Hill Lumber Company operated lumber mills in Goss.[5][6] In 2011, Georgia Pacific closed their lumberyard in Goss.[7]
In 1900, Goss had a population of 28.[3]
A post office operated under the name Goss from 1891 to 1956.[8]
Goss is served by the Columbia School District.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Goss". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Goss, Marion County, Mississippi". msmarion.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 793.
- ^ Images of America-Marion County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. 2012. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7385-9193-3.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Goss, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Letter". The St. Louis Lumberman. 46 (12): 44. 1910.
- ^ "Georgia Pacific closing Marion County location". WDAM. November 1, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Columbia Primary School Columbia, MS 39429". mississippi.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.