Poplar Creek (also recorded as Polar Creek) is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi.[2]
Poplar Creek, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Poplar Creek  Poplar Creek | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′07″N 89°33′20″W / 33.35194°N 89.55556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 100 m (400 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 676219[1] |
History
editIn 1906, Poplar Creek had a population of 75.[3] By 1960, Poplar Creek had a population of 350.[4] A post office operated under the name Poplar Creek from 1848 to 1958.[5]
Poplar Creek is served by the Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department.[6]
The Poplar Creek Lookout Tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.[7]
On April 27, 2011, a tornado hit the Poplar Creek area as part of the 2011 Super Outbreak, causing heavy tree and power line damage.[8] The tornado was classified rated EF2, with estimated wind speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h; 109 kn).[9] The path of destruction was 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and the tornado travelled a path of 11.5 miles (18.5 km).[9]
Notable person
edit- Tobe Liston, the father of Sonny Liston, was born in Poplar Creek.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Poplar Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Poplar Creek, Mississippi." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poplar Creek, Mississippi Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 455.
- ^ a b Tosches, Nick (2000). The Devil and Sonny Liston. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. p. 18. ISBN 9780316897754.
- ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Fire Services". montgomerycountyms.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Poplar Creek Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ NOAA Report
- ^ a b NOAA Jackson Report
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