Eatonville, Mississippi

Eatonville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Eatonville Road in Eatonville
Eatonville Road in Eatonville
Eatonville is located in Mississippi
Eatonville
Eatonville
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°24′50″N 89°19′45″W / 31.41389°N 89.32917°W / 31.41389; -89.32917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyForrest
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID669635[1]

Eatonville (also known as Eastonville[1]) is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[2] It is home to North Forrest High School.[3]

History

The oldest church in Forrest County, Providence Baptist Church, was originally built in 1818.[4]

Geography

The Eatonville Flat is a geologic feature 1 mile east of Eatonville.[5]

Education

North Forrest High School on Eatonville Road serves grades 7 to 12 and is the only high school in Forrest County School District.[3] The student body is 2/3 African American and 1/5 white.[6] The school colors are royal blue and white.[7] In 2021 Todd Lowery was announced as the new football coach.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eatonville
  2. ^ Sturkey, William (March 28, 2019). Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-24067-4.
  3. ^ a b "About Our School - North Forrest High School". About Our School - North Forrest High School.
  4. ^ Morris, Benjamin (2014). Hattiesburg, Mississippi: A History of the Hub City. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 9781625846693.
  5. ^ Survey, Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical (March 20, 1941). "Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey". Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "North Forrest High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  8. ^ "North Forrest hires Todd Lowery as next football coach | HubCitySPOKES". www.hubcityspokes.com.
  9. ^ Katagiri, Yasuhiro (2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 124. ISBN 9781496801258.
  10. ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 603 (As Adopted by Senate and House)". state.ms.us. Retrieved June 15, 2023.