Banner, Mississippi
| Banner, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Banner  Banner | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′19″N 89°23′05″W / 34.08861°N 89.38472°WCoordinates: 34°05′19″N 89°23′05″W / 34.08861°N 89.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666507[1] |
Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Bruce.[2]
History
The population in 1900 was 114. Around that time, the settlement had a money order post office, two churches, and several stores.[3]
Notable person
- Jim Joe Edwards, professional baseball player from 1922-1928.[4]
References
- ↑ "Banner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Calhoun County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 208.
- ↑ "James Corbette Edwards". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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