Mechanicsburg, Mississippi

Mechanicsburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Mechanicsburg is located in Mississippi
Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg is located in the United States
Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg
Coordinates: 32°37′57.50″N 90°30′10.34″W / 32.6326389°N 90.5028722°W / 32.6326389; -90.5028722
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyYazoo
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692061[1]

Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Mechanicsburg is located on Mississippi Highway 433, approximately three miles southeast of Satartia.

In 1906, Mechanicsburg was noted at having "several general stores", and a population of approximately 75.[2]

A historic plaque is located at Mechanicsburg stating that "Mechanicsburg was occupied by contesting forces six times during the Civil War".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mechanicsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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. 216.
  3. ^ "Inventory - Historical Markers". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.