Carnes, Mississippi

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Carnes, Mississippi USA is a small town located in southern Forrest County. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Education 4 Industry 5 Places of worship 6 Cemeteries 7 External links

[edit] History

Carnes was settled in 1905 and was originally named Helena. Its name was changed to Carnes in honor of John Carnes, an early settler.

Skull Fork, a community near Carnes, was so named after a fight that occurred at a fork in the road there. In this fight, one of the participants had his skull broken with a whiskey bottle by his opponent.

[edit] Geography

Carnes is located at latitude 30.9935178, longitude -89.2597811 ^GR1.

[edit] Education

Carnes is served by the Forrest County Public School System.

• Forrest County Agricultural High School

[edit] Industry

• Florida Gas Transmission Company - transports natural gas to over 240 delivery points through a 5,000-mile pipeline that extends from Texas to Florida

[edit] Places of worship

• Sandhill Church

[edit] Cemeteries

• J.E. Bounds Memorial Cemetery
• Mill Creek Cemetery

[edit] External links

• Black Creek Watershed
• Transcription of tombstones in Mill Creek Cemetery
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 30.9935178° -89.2597811°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA