Napoleon is an unincorporated community located on the Pearl River in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Napoleon, Mississippi | |
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  Napoleon  Napoleon | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′35″N 89°37′39″W / 30.32639°N 89.62750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Hancock |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 228 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692097[1] |
A post office operated under the name Napoleon from 1847 to 1905.[2] After the post office closed, mail was routed to the post office in Huxford.[3]
Napoleon was once home to a turpentine and camphine distillery.[4]
Much of the community was abandoned after the creation of the Stennis Space Center.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Napoleon, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 288.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. p. 23.
- ^ "Brief History". NASA.gov. NASA. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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