Napoleon, Mississippi
Napoleon is an unincorporated community located on the Pearl River in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States.
A post office operated under the name Napoleon from 1847 to 1905. After the post office closed, mail was routed to the post office in Huxford.
Napoleon was once home to a turpentine and camphine distillery.
Much of the community was abandoned after the creation of the Stennis Space Center.
References
- ^ "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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