Winborn, Mississippi
Winborn, also known as Reids Switch, is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States.
History
The area surrounding Winborn was found to have large deposits of carbonate iron ore. In 1912, businessman from Birmingham chartered the Memphis Mining and Manufacturing Company to process this iron ore. A railroad spur and charcoal blast furnace were constructed. The furnace had a capacity for ten tons per day and produced 125 tons of pig iron before closing. After the furnace closed, the iron ore was mined for paint pigment.
A post office operated under the name Reids Switch from 1902 to 1905 and under the name Winborn from 1905 to 1956.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winborn
- ^ Ephraim Noble Lowe (1915). Mississippi, Its Geology, Geography, Soils and Mineral Resources. Tucker Printing House. p. 138.
- ^ Kern, Marshall (1963). An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores (PDF). Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. pp. 27–8.
- ^ Minerals Yearbook. Bureau of Mines. 1956. p. 640.
- ^ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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