Sweatman, Mississippi
Sweatman is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. Sweatman is 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Alva and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of Duck Hill south of Mississippi Highway 404.
In 1900, Sweatman had a population of 22. A post office operated under the name Sweatman from 1880 to 1959.
The Sweatman soil series is named for the community.
Notable people
- Jesse A. Adams (1876–1940), American politician and member of both houses of the Mississippi Legislature
- Frank Purnell (1933–2007), former NFL player and head football coach of Alcorn State University from 1960 to 1963
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweatman, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 761.
- ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Abraham E. (1975). Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Mississippi. Washington, D. C.: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 23.
- ^ "Frank Purnell Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.