Double Springs, Mississippi

Double Springs, Mississippi
Ghost town
Double Springs is located in Mississippi
Double Springs
Double Springs
Location within Mississippi
Double Springs is located in the United States
Double Springs
Double Springs
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°28′53″N 89°03′39″W / 33.48139°N 89.06083°W / 33.48139; -89.06083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyOktibbeha
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes662 & 471
GNIS feature ID669348[1]

Double Springs was a community in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.[1] A US Post office was located there from November 1, 1857, through August 13, 1904. It was founded around 1835, and at one time was as large as Starkville. It was on the pony express service from Columbus to Greensboro.[2] During reconstruction, it was home to one of three main groups of the Ku Klux Klan in the county.[3] In 1887 the Old Southern Railroad built a track and most of the population and businesses moved to Maben, Mississippi, abandoning Double Springs.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Double Springs, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ McIntire, Carl (August 29, 1971). "Double Springs Gone". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Browne, Pastor Frederick Z. (March 1, 1912). "Reconstruction in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Part IV". East Mississippi Times – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Featherston, James (August 14, 1955). "Maben Votes Bond Issue for Industry Monday". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 5. Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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