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.
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[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.
[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
- 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