Thrasher, Mississippi

Thrasher, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°43′10″N 88°32′02″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Prentiss
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	678733[1]

Thrasher is an unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

It was named for John H. Thrasher, a settler appointed as the first postmaster. The hamlet was a flag stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, built in the 1850s.[2]

Thrasher is served by Thrasher School, which teaches kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is part of the Prentiss County School District.[3]

A post office operated under the name Thrasher from 1892 to 1955.[4]

Notes

1. "Thrasher, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Howe, Tony. "Thrashers, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
3. "Thrasher School". thrasherrebels.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
4. "Prentiss County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2024.