Hub, Mississippi
Hub is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.
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Coordinates: 31°8′44″N 89°45′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Marion |
Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 691947[1] |
South of Hub is the Lower Little Creek, a tributary of the Pearl River.
Hub was never incorporated, and had a post office from 1899 to 1954.[2]
A shortline logging railroad, constructed by Camp & Hinton Brothers in the 1880s, began in Hub and extended several miles south. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, a mainline railroad, was built through Hub in 1899.[3]
References
- "Hub". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Hub post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Hub, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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