Strong, Mississippi

Strong, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Strong is located in Mississippi
Strong
Strong
Strong is located in the United States
Strong
Strong
Coordinates: 33°41′43″N 88°36′16″W / 33.69528°N 88.60444°W / 33.69528; -88.60444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678365[1]

Strong (also known as Strongs or Strongs Station) is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Strong is located southwest of Aberdeen.

History

Strong is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway.[2]

In 1900, Strong had a population of 63.[3]

A post office operated under the name Strongs from 1884 to 1914 and under the name Strong from 1944 to 1963.[4]

The Strong Field is a natural gas field located in Strong.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strong
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Strong, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  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. 484.
  4. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI OIL & GAS PRODUCTION INDEX MAP" (PDF). geology.deq.ms.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2023.


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