Belden, Mississippi
Belden, Mississippi | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Belden, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′37″N 88°47′18″W / 34.31028°N 88.78833°WCoordinates: 34°18′37″N 88°47′18″W / 34.31028°N 88.78833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lee |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 666766[1] |
Belden, is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Most of the community is located within the city of Tupelo.
History[]
In the early 1900s, the settlement was a stop on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. About that time, Belden had a post office, a school, two churches, several stores, and a population of about 350.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 228.
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