Banner, Mississippi

Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Bruce.[2]

Banner, Mississippi
Banner
Banner
Coordinates: 34°05′19″N 89°23′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
344 ft (105 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID666507[1]

History

The population in 1900 was 114. Around that time, the settlement had a money order post office, two churches, and several stores.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Banner in 1850.[4]

Notable person

References

  1. "Banner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Calhoun County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 208.
  4. "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. "James Corbette Edwards". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2016.


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