Banner, Mississippi
Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Bruce.
History
The population in 1900 was 114. Around that time, the settlement had a money order post office, two churches, and several stores.
A post office first began operation under the name Banner in 1850.
Notable people
- Jim Joe Edwards, professional baseball player from 1922–1928.
- Ula B. Ross, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920
References
- ^ "Banner ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Banner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Calhoun County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 208.
- ^ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "James Corbette Edwards". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
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