Poplarville, Mississippi

Pearl River County

28-59480

Poplarville is a city with about 2000 inhabitants in the state of Mississippi and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Pearl River counties.

Poplarville has a low crime rate. For students, there is the possibility of the local high school or the Pearl River Community College to visit.

The city's history dates back to 1879, where the local post office was founded by " Poplar " Jim Smith. This gave the region its distinctive name. 1884 Poplarville was then accepted as a separate administrative unit of the state of Mississippi.

In the city there are a variety of church. For instance, in Poplarville, for example, Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Holiness Church and the Assembly of God.

The ZIP code for the Picayune -Metro Area in which the site is located, is 39470th Local newspapers are the Poplarville Democrat and other commercial music.

History

  • Theodore G. Bilbo was born here in 1877.
  • On April 24, 1959 Mack Charles Parker, an African American was killed by a lynch mob.
  • On 29 August 2005, the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
  • Place in Mississippi
  • Location in North America
  • Pearl River County
  • County Seat in Mississippi
County (United States) Pearl River County, Mississippi Federal Information Processing Standards
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