LeFlore, Mississippi

LeFlore, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°41′37″N 90°03′17″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Grenada
Elevation	154 ft (47 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38940
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	672393[1]

LeFlore is an unincorporated community located in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area . LeFlore is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Holcomb, Mississippi and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Avalon, Mississippi on Mississippi Highway 7.

The community was once home to three general stores, a hotel, and a cotton gin.[2]

Leflore is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3]

A post office operated under the name Leflore from 1887 to 1978.[4]

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  Leflore Baptist Church

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: LeFlore, Mississippi
2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 70.
3. Howe, Tony. "Leflore, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
4. "Grenada County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 12, 2021.