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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cascilla, Mississippi

Cascilla is an unincorporated rural hamlet located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cascilla is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Paynes and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Charleston, at and about the intersection of Cascilla Road and Smith Road. There is a general store at Cascilla, and the post office serving zip code 38920, along with several homes.

Jamie L. Whitten, the second-longest serving U.S. Representative and the fifth-longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, was born in Cascilla.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascilla, Mississippi
  2. ^ "WHITTEN, Jamie Lloyd, (1910 - 1995)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2014.