Dobson, Mississippi
Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
Dobson was located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) southeast of Brandon.
Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909.
R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car.
Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 651.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.
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