Deeson, Mississippi

Deeson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Deeson, Mississippi
Deeson, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°01′23″N 90°51′34″W / 34.02306°N 90.85944°W / 34.02306; -90.85944Coordinates: 34°01′23″N 90°51′34″W / 34.02306°N 90.85944°W / 34.02306; -90.85944
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Bolivar
Elevation 157 ft (48 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 38740
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 669211[1]

Deeson is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States along Mississippi Highway 1. Deeson is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Rena Lara and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Gunnison.

Deeson's population was 110 in 1900. It was noted in 1907 that Deeson had a money order post office, and a large cotton seed oil mill.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deeson, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 640.


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