Electric Mills, Mississippi

Electric Mills
—  Unincorporated community  —
Electric Mills
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Kemper
Elevation 190 ft (58 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 669716[1]

Electric Mills is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 45 east of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County.[2] Its elevation is 190 feet (58 m).[1]

History

The town of Electric Mills was established in 1913 and named after the modern, electrically powered mill, which was one of the first mills to be completely electric-powered. Much of the town was removed after milling ceased in 1941.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Electric Mills, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:669716. Retrieved 2008-02-17. 
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 56.
  3. ^ Mississippi State Department of Archives and History. "Electric Mills Historical Marker". http://www.stoppingpoints.com/mississippi/Kemper/Electric+Mills/. Retrieved August 19, 2009. 
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties