Abbott, Mississippi

Abbott is an unincorporated community located in Clay County, Mississippi, United States.

Abbott, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Abbott
Abbott
Coordinates: 33°40′48″N 88°46′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyClay
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID666126[1]

History

Abbott was named for Captain F. M. Abbott, who moved to the area from Pennsylvania after the Civil War.[2] Captain Abbott built a store building here in 1901.[3]

Abbott is located on Chuquatonchee Creek and was once home to a grist mill and cotton gin.[4] In addition, it also had a saddle shop, blacksmith shop, and three general stores.[2] A post office operated under the name Abbott from 1880 to 1941.[5]

Emmett H. Walker, Jr., who served as the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1982 to 1986, was born in Abbott.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbott, Mississippi
  2. Goodspeed's. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-4556-0119-6.
  3. Jack D. Elliott Jr.; Elizabeth A. Calvert; Rebecca M. Riley (3 August 2015). West Point and Clay County. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4396-5259-6.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 17.
  5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "House Concurrent Resolution 4". Mississippi Legislature. 2008.


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