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Place Names of Mississippi
Used with permission of Jim Forte

 Abbeville to Clarks  Clark to Guinea  Gulf to Moon  Moon to Sibley  Sibleys to Zula

A and M College, Oktibbeha County 1922-1932
Abbeville, Lafayette County 1843-?
Abbott, Clay County 1880-1941
Abel, Smith County 1895-1907
Aberdeen, Monroe County 1836-?
Aberdeen Junction, Monroe County 1870-1870
Ablow, Webster County 1892-1910
Abner, Franklin County 1903-1908
Abney, Itawamba County 1884-1905
Absalom, Winston County 1905-1909
Ackerman, Choctaw County 1883-?
Acme, Jasper County 1886-1916
Acona, Holmes County 1852-1911
Acora, Holmes County 1885-1889
Ada, Choctaw County 1869-1879
Adair, Carroll County 1902-1911
Adams, Hinds County 1950-1953
Adams Old C.H., Adams County 1828-1831
Adams Station, Hinds County 1882-1950
Adamsville, Greene County 1854-1909
Adamsville, Panola County 1837-1850
Adaton, Oktibbeha County 1895-1907
Addie, Issaquena County 1910-1918
Addie, Simpson County 1903-1908
Addine, Jasper County 1895-1906
ddison, Forrest County 1894-1903
Adelle, Madison County 1901-1927
Aden, Neshoba County 1882-1905
Aden, Winston County 1882-1892
Adlena, Leflore County 1898-1903
Advance, Lamar County 1886-1915
Africa, Coahoma County 1903-1932
Agatha, Simpson County 1906-1909
Agency, Oktibbeha County 1892-1907
Agness, Perry County 1892-1923
Agricola, George County 1909-1964
Agricola Rur. Sta., George County 1964-?
Agricultural College, Oktibbeha Co. 1881-1922
Aiken, Claiborne County 1894-1913
Ainsworth, Copiah County 1886-1896
Air Base Br., Marion County 1941-1946
Air Mount, Yalobusha County 1860-1895
AirBaseB Laurel, Jones County 1942-1956
Airey, Harrison County 1881-1912
Airmount, Yalobusha County 1895-1914
Airport Mail Facility Br., Rankin County ?-?
Alamucha, Lauderdale County 1894-1903
Alamutcha, Lauderdale County 1840-1867
Albemarle, Carroll County 1851-1856
Albertson, Union County 1837-1841
Albin, Tallahatchie County 1898-1930
Alcorn, Alcorn County 1897-1899
Alcorn, Claiborne County 1906-1954
Alcorn College Rur. Sta., Claiborne Co. 1954-1975
Alcorn State U. Rur. Sta., Claiborne Co. 1975-?
Alder Grove, Washington County 1853-1854
Ales, Monroe County 1901-1902
Alesville, Lafayette County 1889-1905
Alexander, Issaquena County 1873-1879
Alexis, Tunica County 1872-1886
Algoma, Pontotoc County 1874-?
Alhambra, Washington County 1899-1914
Alice, Neshoba County 1891-1913
Aline, Amite County 1904-1907
Allandale, Lowndes County 1896-1903
Allbritton's, Hinds County 1832-1833
Allen, Copiah County 1885-1948
Allendale, Attala County 1890-1891
Allens Store, Tishomingo County 1867-1884
Allensburg, Lee County 1894-1903
Allgoods Mill, Noxubee County 1873-1887
Alliance, Noxubee County 1889-1903
Alligator, Bolivar County 1887-?
Alma, Lee County 1895-1903
Almadale, Rankin County 1912-1916
Almo, Franklin County 1903-1908
Alonzo, Rankin County 1901-1912
Alphaba, De Soto County 1894-1906
Alpika, De Soto County 1886-1907
Alpine, Union County 1889-1904
Altitude, Prentiss County 1888-1906
Alto, Jasper County 1888-1915
Alton, Amite County 1906-1907
Altus, Lafayette County 1906-1916
Alva, Webster County 1880-1909
Amacker, Pearl River County 1908-1909
Amazon, Wayne County 1899-1904
Ambler, Lincoln County 1894-1906
Americus, Jackson County 1859-1907
Amity, Lee County 1899-1904
Amory, Monroe County 1887-?
Amsterdam, Hinds County 1832-1842
Amy, Jones County 1888-1906
Anchor, Chickasaw County 1906-1912
Anchorage, Coahoma County 1887-1893
Anderson, Madison County 1890-1911
Anderson, Tishomingo County 1869-1870
Anderson, Tunica County 1858-1860
Anderson, Webster County 1880-1889
Andersonville, Hancock County 1823-1825
Anding, Yazoo County 1884-1953
Andover, Smith County 1892-1925
Andrew, Smith County 1895-1907
Anemone, Alcorn County 1900-1904
Angie, Covington County 1903-1904
Angosta, Bolivar County 1916-1920
Anguilla, Sharkey County 1884-?
Angus, Kemper County 1836-1838
Anis, Attala County 1903-1908
Anna, Adams County 1899-1918
Anner, Hancock County 1889-1922
Annsville, Pontotoc County 1847-1850
Anse, Rankin County 1902-1908
Ansley, Hancock County 1901-1947
Anti Bank, Hinds County 1847-1851
Antioch, Prentiss County 1868-1904
Antlers, Quitman County 1900-1903
Anvil, Tippah County 1893-1907
Apple Ridge Sta., Hinds County 1961-1980
Appleton, Harrison County 1876-1878
Aquila, Itawamba County 1890-1904
Arbo, Covington County 1905-1919
Arcabutla, De Soto County 1853-1870
Arcadia, Issaquena County 1882-1919
Arch, Simpson County 1896-1900
Archer, Tishomingo County 1899-1909
Arcola, Washington County 1875-?
Ard's Bluff, Marion County 1828-1833
Ardon, Prentiss County 1898-1906
Arena, Jackson County 1903-1925
Argo, Winston County 1894-1907
Ariel, Amite County 1888-1923
Ark, Sunflower County 1906-1917
Arkabutla, Tate County 1874-?
Arley, Sunflower County 1903-1904
Arlin, Webster County 1899-1905
Arline, Neshoba County 1906-1910
Arm, Lawrence County 1894-1957
Armistead, Rankin County 1881-1895
Armitage, Noxubee County 1858-1867
Armstead, Amite County 1868-1869
Army Air Base Br., Grenada Co. 1943-1943
Army Air Base Br., Washington Co. 1942-1948
Army Air Field Br., Grenada Co. 1943-1948
Arnold, Bolivar County 1902-1909
Arnot, Adams County 1886-1921
Artesia, Lowndes County 1860-?
Artoisprings, Madison County 1894-1902
Artonish, Wilkinson County 1890-1936
Ascalmore, Tallahatchie County 1860-1867
Ash Creek, Oktibbeha County 1847-1884
Asha, Simpson County 1895-1909
Ashfordville, Winston County 1856-1867
Ashland, Benton County 1870-?
Ashland, Monroe County 1856-1868
Ashley, Copiah County 1890-1909
Ashmore, Lowndes County 1900-1902
Ashville, Holmes County 1846-1851
Ashwood, Wilkinson County 1908-1912
shwood Landing, Leflore County 1879-1879
Ashwood Station, Wilkinson Co. 1877-1908
Askew, Panola County 1895-1986
Askews Bluff, Panola County 1890-1895
Aster, Covington County 1899-1907
Aston, Carroll County 1895-1897
Asylum, Hinds County 1898-1916
Athens, Monroe County 1830-1873
Atlanta, Chickasaw County 1874-1908
Attala, Attala County 1835-1837
Attalaville, Attala County 1846-1872
Atway, Marshall County 1898-1911
Aubrey, Noxubee County 1901-1906
Aubrey, Warren County 1883-1884
Auburn, Hinds County 1832-1884
Auburn, Lincoln County 1890-1953
Augusta, Perry County 1821-1929
Auris, Attala County 1894-1906
Austerlitz, Benton County 1881-1908
Austin, Tunica County 1850-1915
Australia, Bolivar County 1858-1908
Auter, Sharkey County 1888-1934
Avalon, Carroll County 1908-DPO
Avalon Rur. Sta., Carroll County ?-?
Avanelle, Union County 1893-1905
Avent, Greene County 1926-1928
Avera, Greene County 1882-1955
Avon, Washington County 1953-?
Avondale, Bolivar County 1886-1904
Ayres, Attala County 1891-1908		 Baccus, Newton County 1902-1903
Bachelors Bend, Washington County 1845-1847
Baconville, Madison County 1888-1909
Bahala, Copiah County 1857-1880
Bahala, Lawrence County 1847-1850
Bailey, Lauderdale County 1883-?
Baird, Sunflower County 1889-1983
Baker, Union County 1882-1907
Baldwin, Hinds County 1832-1842
Baldwin, Lauderdale County 1859-1859
Baldwyn, Prentiss County 1860-?
Baleshed, Issaquena County 1888-1917
Balfour, Madison County 1907-1916
Ball, Greene County 1903-1912
Ballardsville, Itawamba County 1889-1905
Ballentine, Panola County 1902-1931
Ballground, Warren County 1902-1931
Baltimore, Pontotoc County 1839-1840
Baltzer, Sunflower County 1913-1956
Balucta, Scott County 1905-1927
Balvil, De Soto County 1875-1887
Banesville, Marshall County 1884-1888
Banks, Tunica County 1904-1967
Bankston, Choctaw County 1850-1905
Banner, Calhoun County 1850-DPO
Banner Rur. Sta., Calhoun County ?-?
Barbara, Perry County 1892-1927
Barfoot, Newton County 1896-1904
Bargain, Jones County 1901-1906
Barkley, Jackson County 1894-1900
Barkleys, Wilkinson County 1902-1907
Barksdale, Attala County 1878-1886
Barksdale, Sunflower County 1899-1906
Barksdale, Winston County 1860~1867
Barland, Claiborne County 1892-1955
Barlow, Copiah County 1885-1955
Barnes, Leake County 1899-1907
Barnes Store, Tishomingo County 1854-1874
Barnett, Clarke County 1883-1956
Barr, Tate County 1899-1955
Barrs, Clay County 1882-1897
Barry, Noxubee County 1856-1861
Bartersville, Pontotoc County 1852-1861
Barth, Pearl River County 1923-1930
Bartlett, Newton County 1901-1931
Barto, Pike County 1913-1934
Barton, Lafayette County 1848-1848
Barton, Lowndes County 1848-1858
Barton, Marshall County 1884-1905
Barttahatchie, Monroe County 1882-1905
Basic, Clarke County 1900-1945
Basin, George County 1887-1922
Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County 1895-?
Bassville, Madison County 1837-1843
Bates Mill, Amite County 1879-1906
Batesville, Panola County 1857-1868
Batesville, Panola County 1870-?
Batista, Lawrence County 1826-1826
Batson, Forrest County 1890-1906
Battalion Sta., Harrison County 1966-?
Battle, Wayne County 1905-1928
Battle Springs, Madison County 1851-1860
Battlefield, Newton County 1849-1915
Battlefield Sta., Hinds County 1951-1991
Baxter, Coahoma County 1880-1882
Baxter, Jasper County 1894-1917
Baxterville, Lamar County 1900-1957
Baxterville Rur. Sta., Lamar County 1957-1982
Bay, Oktibbeha County 1901-1904
Bay Hill, Pike County 1857-1858
Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County 1875-?
Bay Spring, Jasper County 1892-1909
Bay Springs, Jasper County 1909-?
Bay Springs, Tishomingo County 1844-1885
Bay View Plaza B, Harrison County 1963-1965
Bayland, Yazoo County 1917-1928
Beach, Scott County 1881-1897
Beach, Scott County 1895-1940
Beach Point, Tate County 1892-1901
Beall, Amite County 1901-1906
Bear Creek, Hinds County 1869-1906
Bear Creek, Humphreys County 1915-1923
Beardsville, Marion County 1888-1889
Bearford, Hinds County 1884-1884
Beasley, Clay County 1888-1904
Beaties Bluff, Madison County 1829-1860
Beatrice, Stone County 1894-1915
Beatty, Carroll County 1925-1927
Beaumont, Perry County 1902-?
Beauregard, Copiah County 1872-1953
Beauvoir, Harrison County 1878-1908
Beaver Branch, Copiah County 1855-1856
Beaverdam, Clarke County 1851-1907
Becker, Monroe County 1928-?
Beckville, Carroll County 1846-1854
Bedford, Leflore County 1899-1910
Beech Grove, Copiah County 1890-1895
Beech Springs, Neshoba County 1874-1906
Beechgrove, Copiah County 1895-1903
Beechwood, Amite County 1899-1911
Beeks, Monroe County 1884-1904
Beelake, Holmes County 1887-1943
Beinville, Yazoo County 1852-1853
Belden, Lee County 1903-?
Belen, Quitman County 1877-1883
Belen, Quitman County 1885-DPO
Belen Rur. Sta., Quitman County ?-?
Belle, Clay County 1882-1906
Belle Prairie, Yazoo County 1880-1931
Bellefontaine, Webster County 1871-?
Belleview, Quitman County 1900-1902
Bellevue, Bolivar County 1885-1893
Bellewood, Humphreys County 1902-1925
Bellisle, Bolivar County 1900-1921
Belmont, Panola County 1837-1857
Belmont, Tishomingo County 1873-?
Belmont, Wayne County 1824-1836
Belt, Panola County 1899-1903
Belton, Jasper County 1882-1890
Belzona, Humphreys County 1879-1910
Belzoni, Humphreys County 1910-?
Ben Lomond, Issaquena County 1879-1913
Benbell, Pontotoc County 1890-1893
Benela, Calhoun County 1846-1907
Benmore, Perry County 1913-1925
Benndale, George County 1900-1967
Bennett's Landing, Tunica County 1870-1870
Bennettville, Montgomery County 1894-1894
Benoit, Bolivar County 1889-?
Bently, Calhoun County 1877-1909
Bentoak, Lowndes County 1898-1908
Benton, Yazoo County 1829-?
Bentonia, Yazoo County 1884-?
Beppo, Hancock County 1857-1859
Bera, Calhoun County 1900-1900
Berclair, Leflore County 1890-1920
Berkson, Lawrence County 1901-1909
Berlin, Choctaw County 1838-1839
Bernard, Sharkey County 1898-1901
Berryville, Scott County 1836-1838
Berryville, Yazoo County 1891-1907
Bertice, Leake County 1892-1907
Bertram, Attala County 1904-1909
Berwick, Amite County 1891-1911
Best, Montgomery County 1890-1899
Bet, Tate County 1895-1909
Beth, Marshall County 1906-1907
Bethany, Lee County 1884-1956
Bethea, Greene County 1915-1916
Betheden, Winston County 1886-1906
Bethel, Copiah County 1886-1889
Bethel, Jones County 1877-1883
Bethesda, Warren County 1858-1867
Bethlehem, Marshall County 1850-1907
Betty, Greene County 1895-1913
Beulah, Bolivar County 1858-?
Beulah, Union County 1868-1888
Beverly, Coahoma County 1900-1932
Bevil, Winston County 1900-1908
Bew Springs, Grenada County 1909-1918
Bewelcome, Amite County 1891-1927
Bexley, George County 1900-1959
Bexley Rur. Sta., George County 1959-1971
Bezer, Smith County 1880-1908
Biaka, Carroll County 1834-1836
Bias, Calhoun County 1898-1904
Bibbs, Bolivar County 1891-1899
Bibby, Yalobusha County 1893-1902
Big Creek, Calhoun County 1846-?
Big Creek, Simpson County 1837-1839
Big Mound, Tallahatchie County 1856-1859
Big Oak, Kemper County 1850-1876
Big Prairie, Lowndes County 1840-1842
Big Spring, Tishomingo County 1854-1859
Big Springs, Clay County 1869-1896
Bigbee, Monroe County 1890-1912
Bigbee Valley, Noxubee County 1858-?
Bigblack, Warren County 1904-1908
Bigby Fork, Itawamba County 1849-1902
Biggers, Lauderdale County 1905-1907
Biggs, Copiah County 1900-1905
Bigpoint, Jackson County 1894-1942
Bigsprings, Clay County 1896-1904
Bilbo, Pearl River County 1902-1913
Biles, Issaquena County 1913-1917
Billups, Lowndes County 1901-1906
Biloxi, Harrison County 1839-?
Biloxi Air Corps Tech. Harrison Co. 1941-1941
Binford, Monroe County 1890-1905
 Bucatunna, Wayne County 1860-1951
Buck, Itawamba County 1895-1905
Buck Creek, Greene County 1856-1893
Buck Hill, Yalobusha County 1851-1857
Buckatanny, Wayne County 1854-1854
Buckatoney, Clarke County 1849-1851
Buckatunna, Wayne County 1951-?
Buckhorn, Pontotoc County 1894-1907
Buckhorn, Winston County 1844-1871
Buckley's, Jasper County 1853-1867
Buckleytown, Scott County 1913-1914
Bucksnort, Scott County 1849-1850
Bude, Franklin County 1913-?
Buena, Jasper County 1894-1894
Buena Vista, Chickasaw County 1847-1964
Buena Vista Rur. Sta., Chickasaw Co. 1964-1972
Buffalo, Wilkinson County 1854-1867
Buffalo Knob, Pike County 1831-1832
Buford, Marion County 1884-1912
Bullock, Tippah County 1888-1908
Bulluctah, Leake County 1851-1854
Bunckley, Franklin County 1875-1922
Buncombe, Pontotoc County 1849-1867
Buncombe, Union County 1871-1884
Buncombe, Walthall County 1901-1912
Bunker Hill, Smith County 1852-1907
Bunnie, Lauderdale County 1890-1899
Burdett, Washington County 1885-1929
Burgess, Lafayette County 1893-1920
Burke, Calhoun County 1894-1912
Burketon, Grenada County 1890-1892
Burkett, Calhoun County 1905-1907
Burkittsville, Attala County 1847-1867
Burlingham, Panola County 1844-1854
Burnell, Claiborne County 1896-1955
Burney, Choctaw County 1897-1904
Burnham, Simpson County 1898-1903
Burns, Smith County 1882-1959
Burns Rur. Sta., Smith County 1960-1974
Burnside, Neshoba County 1905-1951
Burnsville, Tishomingo County 1856-?
Burnt Mills, Tishomingo County 1873-1907
Burroughs Mills, Winston County 1892-1893
Burrow, Alcorn County 1882-1909
Burt, Lafayette County 1901-1922
Burtonia, Humphreys County 1859-1879
Burtons, Prentiss County 1841-1906
Burtonton, Copiah County 1837-1884
Busby, Tunica County 1886-1893
Busby, Union County 1893-1908
Busey, Bolivar County 1905-1909
Bush, Simpson County 1903-1909
Busyton, Calhoun County 1899-1915
Butler, Warren County 1884-1896
Buttahatchie, Monroe County 1849-1874
Buttercup, Lauderdale County 1899-1906
Byhalia, Marshall County 1846-?
Bynums Creek, Panola County 1854-1867
Byram, Hinds County 1858-1938
Byram Rur. Sta., Hinds County 1938-1965
Byrd, Greene County 1904-1908
Byuyah, Choctaw County 1858-1867
Bywy, Choctaw County 1880-1903
Cabbot, 4 County 1900-1904
Cadaretta, Webster County 1852-1911
Caddo, Carroll County 1909-1918
Caesar, Pearl River County 1900-1922
Cagle, Winston County 1892-1904
Cairo, Clay County 1882-1904
Cairo, Tishomingo County 1854-1867
Caldmere, Washington County 1899-1903
Caldwell, De Soto County 1901-1910
Cale, Sunflower County 1903-1906
Caledonia, Lowndes County 1836-?
Calhoun, Madison County 1858-1919
Calhoun, Pontotoc County 1852-1857
Calhoun City, Calhoun County 1907-?
California, Yalobusha County 1843-1858
Callao, Washington County 1888-191l
Calley, Jones County 1901-1902
Calmar, Warren County 1884-1903
Calooga, Webster County 1886-1905
Calvert, Kemper County 1886-1905
Calverts Store, Kemper County 1856-1881
Calyx, Noxubee County 1901-1955
Cam, Lincoln County 1903-1905
Camargo, Monroe County 1847-1901
Camden, Madison County 1836-?
Cameron, Madison County 1889-1913
Cameta, Sharkey County 1902-1955
Cameta Rur. Sta., Sharkey County 1955-1958
Camp Hill, Kemper County 1880-1880
Camp McCain Br., Grenada County 1942-1946
Camp Oaks, Oktibbeha County 1884-1884
Camp Shelby Br., Forrest County 1940-1946
Camp Van Dorn Br., Pike County 1942-1945
Campbell Switch, Alcorn County 1872-1875
Campbellsville, Yazoo County 1871-1913
Campbellton, Lee County 1846-1866
Camphill, Tippah County 1903-1915
Canaan, Benton County 1855-1984
Canady, Jackson County 1898-1901
Candler, Tishomingo County 1896-1908
Candlestick Park Sta., Hinds Co. 1964-1966
Candlestick Park Sta., Hinds Co. 1966-?
Cane Creek, Tishomingo County 1855-1860
Caney, Winston County 1901-1904
Cannonsburg, Jefferson County 1877-1959
Canton, Madison County 1834-?
Cape, Covington County 1898-1902
Capell, Amite County 1895-1935
Caradine, Clay County 1897-1907
Caraway, Simpson County 1886-1900
Cardiff, Warren County 1848-1886
Cardsville, Itawamba County 1871-1906
Carl, Wayne County 1902-1907
Carley, Marion County 1880-1907
Carliles Mills, Perry County 1841-1868
Carlisle, Claiborne County 1884-?
Carlos, Lincoln County 1908-1912
Carmack, Attala County 1903-1912
Carmichael, Clarke County 1887-1956
Carnegie, Montgomery County 1902-1906
Carnes, Forrest County 1905-1934
Carolina, Issaquena County 1873-1904
Carolina, Tishomingo County 1852-1867
Carolina Landing, Washington Co. 1854-1857
Carolina Landing, Washington Co. 1859-1861
Carpenter, Copiah County 1884-1976
Carpenter Rur. Sta., Copiah Co. 1976-1984
Carriere, Pearl River County 1903-?
Carroll, Lowndes County 1888-1888
Carrollsville, Prentiss County 1837-1860
Carrollton, Carroll County 1834-?
Carson, Jefferson Davis County 1900-?
Carsons Landing, Bolivar County 1858-1878
Carter, Yazoo County 1906-1953
Cartersville, Tishomingo County 1837-1904
Carterville, Jackson County 1907-1915
Carthage, Leake County 1837-?
Cartledge, Coahoma County 1902-1906
Cary, Sharkey County 1884-?
Cascilla, Tallahatchie County 1880-?
Caseyville, Lincoln County 1852-1909
Cash, Scott County 1881-1907
Cassels, Amite County 1905-1909
Castalian Springs, Holmes Co. 1903-1906
Castle Garden, Tishomingo Co. 1854-1855
Castleville, De Soto County 1840-1841
Caswell, Lafayette County 1848-1907
Catahoula, Hancock County 1892-1918
Catchings, Sharkey County 1891-1950
Catfish Point, Bolivar County 1877-1893
Cathey, Washington County 1910-1915
Cato, Rankin County 1857-1909
Cato Springs, Rankin County 1849-1857
Cayce, Marshall County 1888-1907
Cayuga, Hinds County 1829-1906
Chipley, Montgomery County 1901-1906
Chism, Tippah County 1904-1907
Chita, Attala County 1884-1911
Chiwapa, Pontotoc County 1883-1906
Choat, Yazoo County 1899-1905
Chocchuma, Tallahatchie County 1834-1867
Choctaw, Bolivar County 1895-1920
Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha County 1835-1892
Choctaw Ridge, Webster County 1860-1868
Choctaw Sta., Jones County 1957-?
Choctawville, Choctaw County 1858-1859
Chotard, Issaquena County 1883-1918
Christine, Tunica County 1902-1909
Christmas, Holmes County 1888-1890
Chritton, Coahoma County 1904-1913
Chulahoma, Marshall County 1838-1911
Chunkeys Station, Newton County 1868-1903
Chunkeyville, Lauderdale County 1848-1868
Chunky, Newton County 1903-?
Chunn, Wayne County 1917-1919
Church Hill, Jefferson County 1837-?
City Point, Lee County 1851-1857
Clacks, Tunica County 1892-1927
Claiborne, Jasper County 1840-1888
Claibornesville, Yazoo County 1837-1856
Clara, Wayne County 1896-?
Claremont, Coahoma County 1905-1932
Clarence, George County 1911-1918
Clarion, Tunica County 1904-1906
Clark, Choctaw County 1883-1884
Clark, Jefferson County 1900-1936