Cranfield, Mississippi

Cranfield, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Cranfield, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Cranfield, Mississippi
Cranfield, Mississippi
Cranfield, Mississippi is located in the United States
Cranfield, Mississippi
Cranfield, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°32′39″N 91°12′21″W / 31.54417°N 91.20583°W / 31.54417; -91.20583
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAdams
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID693005[1]

Cranfield is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Cranfield is located on the former Mississippi Central Railroad. The community is named for J. D. Cranfield, who donated the original right of way when the railroad was built.[2] A post office operated under the name Cranfield from 1906 to 1921.[3]

The Cranfield Oil Field is located in Cranfield and was first discovered in 1943. In its first three years, the oil field produced 4.8 million barrels of oil.[4]

On September 20, 2013, an F1 tornado struck Cranfield. The tornado downed a couple dozen trees.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranfield
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Cranfield, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Zebal, George. "The Cranfield Field, Adams and Franklin Counties, Mississippi". GeoScienceWorld. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mississippi Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.


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