Longtown, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

34°30′39″N 90°07′27″W / 34.51083°N 90.12417°W / 34.51083; -90.12417CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyPanolaElevation

351 ft (107 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

38621

Area code662GNIS feature ID672855^[1]

Longtown is an unincorporated community located in Panola County, Mississippi. Longtown is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south of Pleasant Grove and approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) east-southeast of Askew on Mississippi Highway 310.

History

Longtown was incorporated in 1882 and unincorporated at a later date.^[2]

In 1900, Longtown had two churches and a population of 175.^[3]

Longtown was formerly served by the Longtown Academy.^[4]

A post office operated under the name Longtown from 1850 to 1909.^[5]

Notable person

Mabel Welch (1890-1981), the second registered female architect in Texas, was born on a plantation near Longtown.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longtown, Mississippi
^ Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1882. p. 459.
^ 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. 119.
^ Mooney, C. P. J., ed. (1920). The Mid-South and Its Builders: Being the Story of the Development and a Forecast of the Future of the Richest Agricultural Region in the World. Memphis, Tennessee: Mid-South Biographic and Historic Association. p. 271.
^ "Panola County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ Torres, Elizabeth; Medina, Javier; Vise, Ruth (2009). "Mabel Welch: El Paso's First Female Architect". El Paso Community College.