Cascilla, Mississippi

Cascilla, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Cascilla, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Cascilla, Mississippi
Cascilla, Mississippi
Cascilla, Mississippi is located in the United States
Cascilla, Mississippi
Cascilla, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°51′24″N 90°00′15″W / 33.85667°N 90.00417°W / 33.85667; -90.00417
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
Elevation
[1]
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38920
Area code662
GNIS feature ID668133[1]

Cascilla is an unincorporated rural hamlet located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cascilla is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Paynes and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Charleston, at the intersection of Cascilla Road and Smith Road. There is a general store and post office along with several homes in the community.

Jamie L. Whitten, the second-longest serving U.S. Representative and the fifth-longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, was born in Cascilla.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascilla, Mississippi
  2. ^ "WHITTEN, Jamie Lloyd, (1910 - 1995)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2014.


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