Van Vleet, Mississippi

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Van Vleet, Mississippi
Van Vleet is located in Mississippi
Van Vleet
Van Vleet
Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W / 33.98694; -88.90028Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W / 33.98694; -88.90028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38877
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID695068[1]

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[2]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 850.
  4. ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 May 2020.


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