Lakeshore is an unincorporated community on the western end of Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lakeshore, Mississippi | |
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  Lakeshore, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi  Lakeshore, Mississippi Lakeshore, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°14′48″N 89°26′09″W / 30.24667°N 89.43583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Hancock |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39558[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 711739[2] |
Lakeshore is located on the current CSX Transportation line[3] and was a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.[4]
A post office first began operation under the name Lakeshore in 1901.[5]
CNN Correspondent Gary Tuchman, speaking of this small gulf coast community known as Lakeshore Mississippi, reported "no place was hit harder by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005."[6]
Lakeshore is the site of the Silver Slipper Casino.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Lakeshore ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakeshore
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Lakeshore, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ CNN Trnascript - Forgotten Town . Aired September 20, 2005.
- ^ PlayMiss.com - Silver Slipper Casino, MS. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
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