Tie Plant, Mississippi

Tie Plant is an unincorporated community located in Grenada County, Mississippi and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tie Plant is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Grenada and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Glenwild along U.S. Route 51. Although an unincorporated community, Tie Plant has a zip code of 38960.

Tie Plant, Mississippi
Tie Plant is located in Mississippi
Tie Plant
Tie Plant
Tie Plant is located in the United States
Tie Plant
Tie Plant
Coordinates: 33°44′29″N 89°47′24″W / 33.74139°N 89.79000°W / 33.74139; -89.79000
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38960
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678754[1]

The community was named for the production of railroad ties near the original town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tie Plant, Mississippi
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 131.