Hub, Mississippi
Hub, Mississippi | |
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Hub, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 31°8′44″N 89°45′00″W / 31.14556°N 89.75000°WCoordinates: 31°8′44″N 89°45′00″W / 31.14556°N 89.75000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Marion |
Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 691947[1] |
Hub is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.
South of Hub is the Lower Little Creek, a tributary of the Pearl River.
Hub was never incorporated, and had a post office from 1899 to 1954.[2]
A shortline logging railroad, constructed by Camp & Hinton Brothers in the 1880s, began in Hub and extended several miles south. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, a mainline railroad, was built through Hub in 1899.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hub". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Hub post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Hub, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Mississippi
- Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
- Mississippi Gulf Coast geography stubs