Van Vleet, Mississippi
Van Vleet, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°WCoordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Chickasaw |
Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38877 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 695068[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[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
- Census-designated places in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Mississippi Pines region geography stubs