Topeka, Mississippi
Topeka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
History
The community's name is a transfer from Topeka, Kansas. A post office called Topeka was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1914.
The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad operated a rail line through Topeka until 1932.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Mississippi
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
- ^ Campbell, Brett (June 2018). "Norfield: Birthed by Lumber, the Milltown Carries on Without a Mill". Brookhaven Magazine.