Longtown, Mississippi

Longtown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°30′39″N 90°07′27″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Panola
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38621
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	672855[1]

Longtown is an unincorporated community located in Panola County, Mississippi. Longtown is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south of Pleasant Grove and approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) east-southeast of Askew on Mississippi Highway 310.

History

Longtown was incorporated in 1882 and unincorporated at a later date.[2]

In 1900, Longtown had two churches and a population of 175.[3]

Longtown was formerly served by the Longtown Academy.[4]

A post office operated under the name Longtown from 1850 to 1909.[5]

Notable person

• Mabel Welch (1890-1981), the second registered female architect in Texas, was born on a plantation near Longtown.[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longtown, Mississippi
2. Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1882. p. 459.
3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 119.
4. Mooney, C. P. J., ed. (1920). The Mid-South and Its Builders: Being the Story of the Development and a Forecast of the Future of the Richest Agricultural Region in the World. Memphis, Tennessee: Mid-South Biographic and Historic Association. p. 271.
5. "Panola County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
6. Torres, Elizabeth; Medina, Javier; Vise, Ruth (2009). "Mabel Welch: El Paso's First Female Architect". El Paso Community College.

External links

• [1] Map of Mississippi from 1836 showing the location of Longtown within Chickasaw territory