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|official_name = Binford, Mississippi |
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Binford is located at {{coord|33|45|11|N|88|34|51|W|}} southwest of [[Aberdeen, Mississippi|Aberdeen]]. |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe]] |
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|area_code = [[Area code 662|662]] |
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|blank_info = 667175<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|667175|Binford}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Binford is located along the [[Kansas City Southern Railway]] and in 1910 had a general store.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Howe |first1=Tony |title=Binford, Mississippi |url=https://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Binford.htm |website=Mississippi Rails |accessdate=August 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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A cotton gin once operated in Binford.<ref name=DR>{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://archive.org/details/mississippicomp01rowlgoog/page/n5 | volume = 1 | page = 243}}</ref> |
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A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Monroe |title=Monroe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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*{{cite web | url={{Gnis3|667175}} | title=Binford | work=[[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] | accessdate=2006-04-17 }} |
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 11 March 2024
Binford, Mississippi | |
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  Binford  Binford | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 667175[1] |
Binford is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Binford is located southwest of Aberdeen.
History
[edit]Binford is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1910 had a general store.[2]
A cotton gin once operated in Binford.[3]
A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Binford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Binford, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 243.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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| Footnotes | ‡This town also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |
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