Harmontown, Mississippi

Harmontown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Harmontown is located in Mississippi
Harmontown
Harmontown
Harmontown is located in the United States
Harmontown
Harmontown
Coordinates: 34°32′25″N 89°38′54″W / 34.54028°N 89.64833°W / 34.54028; -89.64833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLafayette
Elevation
[1]
404 ft (123 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID670925[1]

Harmontown is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Harmonton from 1879 to 1914.[2] In 1900, Harmontown had a population of 75.[3]

The Lafayette County Fire Department and Lafayette County Sheriff's Office are responsible for fire and police service.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmontown, Mississippi
  2. ^ "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 839.
  4. ^ "Station 1 (Harmontown)". Lafayette County Fire Department. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Blues Veteran R.L. Burnside Dies". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.


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