Ballentine, Mississippi

Ballentine, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Ballentine, Mississippi
Ballentine, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°23′39″N 90°05′46″W / 34.39417°N 90.09611°W / 34.39417; -90.09611Coordinates: 34°23′39″N 90°05′46″W / 34.39417°N 90.09611°W / 34.39417; -90.09611
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Panola
Elevation 180 ft (50 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 38606
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 666496[1]

Ballentine (also Dickens Place) is an unincorporated community located in Panola County, Mississippi. Ballentine is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pleasant Grove and approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Curtis Station on Ballentine Road.

Notable people

  • William Pride is a local businessman who started a benevolent fundraiser in 2008 for local causes. He is the first cousin of Charley Pride.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballentine, Mississippi
  2. Karen Ott Mayer (July 10, 2008), "Pride in the community -- Business leader wants bright future for his native Panola County and is working hard to achieve it", The Commercial Appeal, p. M1, retrieved February 3, 2014


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