Deerbrook, Mississippi
Deerbrook is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
History
A post office was established as "Deer Brook" in 1842. The name was changed to "Deerbrook" in 1856, and the post office was discontinued in 1942.
Deerbrook had a population of 66 by 1900. The settlement was described as having "two stores, and a fine cotton gin."
Notable people
Chemist Charles Baskerville was born in Deerbrook.
References
- ^ "Deerbrook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerbrook, Mississippi
- ^ "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 640.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-403-09603-9.
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