Franklin, Mississippi
| Franklin, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Franklin Church, 1938 | |
  Franklin, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′09″N 90°00′07″W / 33.03583°N 90.00194°WCoordinates: 33°02′09″N 90°00′07″W / 33.03583°N 90.00194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Holmes |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39095 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 670157[1] |
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Franklin is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi.[1] Franklin is located on Mississippi Highway 17 and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Lexington and approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Pickens.
History
In 1900, Franklin had a population of 80. The settlement had a post office in the early 1900s.[2]
Located a short distance east of the settlement is the Franklin Church and Cemetery.[3] Erected in 1841 using slave labor, the church had two front entrances, one for men and one for women.[4] On January 2nd, 1865, this was the location of a Civil War battle involving 3,300 Federal mounted troops and 1,100 Confederate Home Guards led by General William Wirt Adams.[4][5] The church is still in use, with un-repaired cannonball holes.[5]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklin
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 742.
- ↑ "Franklin Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- 1 2 "Pictorial History: Mississippi in Architecture". W.P.A. Historical Research Project. 1938.
- 1 2 "Historic Places Not On the National Register" (PDF). United States National Park Service. Retrieved February 2016.
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