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Mooreville, Mississippi






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Coordinates: 34°1554N 88°3437W / 34.26500°N 88.57694°W / 34.26500; -88.57694
 

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Mooreville, Mississippi
Mooreville is located in Mississippi
Mooreville

Mooreville

Mooreville is located in the United States
Mooreville

Mooreville

Coordinates: 34°15′54N 88°34′37W / 34.26500°N 88.57694°W / 34.26500; -88.57694
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLee
Area
 • Total2.79 sq mi (7.24 km2)
 • Land2.79 sq mi (7.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total859
 • Density307.44/sq mi (118.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38857
Area code662
GNIS feature ID2586604[2]
FIPS code28-48720

Mooreville, sometimes misspelled as Mooresville, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 650.[3]

Mooreville is part of the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area. It has a post office and a ZIP code (38857).[4]

History[edit]

The community was named for the Moore family, its first settlers.[5]

In 1900, Mooreville had an academy, three churches, a masonic lodge, and a Woodmen of the World lodge. It also had a population of 54.[6]

Geography[edit]

Mooreville is in eastern Lee County along Mississippi Highway 178, 7 miles (11 km) east of the center of Tupelo, the county seat, and 4 miles (6 km) west of Dorsey. The Interstate 22 / U.S. Route 78 freeway forms the northern edge of the community, with access from Exit 94 (Highway 371). I-22/US-78 lead northwest 113 miles (182 km) to Memphis, Tennessee, and southeast 124 miles (200 km) to Birmingham, Alabama. Highway 371 leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Mantachie and south 19 miles (31 km) to Bigbee.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mooreville CDP has an area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km2), all of it recorded as land.[7] Boguegaba Creek flows through the west side of the community, and Boguefala Creek flows through the eastern side. The creeks flow south-southeast to the Tombigbee River north of Amory. South Tulip Creek forms the western edge of the CDP; the creek flows southwest to Tulip Creek and thence Town Creek, which flows south-southeast to the Tombigbee south of Amory. The Lee-Itawamba county line forms the eastern edge of the CDP.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010650
202085932.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education[edit]

It is in the Lee County School District.[9]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  • ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooreville, Mississippi
  • ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Mooresville [sic] CDP, Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  • ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Postmaster Finder". Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  • ^ McElvaine, Robert S. (2013). Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604732924.
  • ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 282.
  • ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  • ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lee County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  • ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 806–807.
  • ^ "Olin Francis (1891-1952)". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • ^ Lynch, Adam (January 24, 2007). "Working Man, The JFP Interview With Jamie Franks". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • ^ Elkins, Ashley (November 14, 2003). "Obituaries, November 14, 2003". Daily Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • ^ Morris, M. Scott (March 28, 2010). "Peggy Webb: A prolific talent". Daily Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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