Mormon Springs is named for the nearby spring used to baptize local converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). On April 8, 1846, 43 people, led by John Brown, left Mormon Springs with the planned destination of the Salt Lake Valley.[2] Among the settlers was John Holladay and Hark Wales, one of the earliest African-American members of the LDS church.[3] The settlers became known as the "Mississippi Saints", and established one of the first settlements outside of Salt Lake City. This community became what is today Holladay, Utah.[4] The Mississippi Saints also became the first American settlers of San Bernardino, California.[4]
A post office operated under the name Mormon Springs from 1854 to 1860.[5]
A granite monument describes the history of Mormon Springs and the Mississippi Saints.[6]
mormon, springs, mississippi, mormon, springs, unincorporated, community, monroe, county, mississippi, mormon, springs, located, southwest, gattman, unincorporated, communitymormon, springsshow, mississippimormon, springsshow, united, statescoordinates, 82639,. Mormon Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County Mississippi Mormon Springs is located southwest of Gattman Mormon Springs MississippiUnincorporated communityMormon SpringsShow map of MississippiMormon SpringsShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 49 35 N 88 17 44 W 33 82639 N 88 29556 W 33 82639 88 29556CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyMonroeElevation266 ft 81 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code662GNIS feature ID709363 1 History editMormon Springs is named for the nearby spring used to baptize local converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS On April 8 1846 43 people led by John Brown left Mormon Springs with the planned destination of the Salt Lake Valley 2 Among the settlers was John Holladay and Hark Wales one of the earliest African American members of the LDS church 3 The settlers became known as the Mississippi Saints and established one of the first settlements outside of Salt Lake City This community became what is today Holladay Utah 4 The Mississippi Saints also became the first American settlers of San Bernardino California 4 A post office operated under the name Mormon Springs from 1854 to 1860 5 A granite monument describes the history of Mormon Springs and the Mississippi Saints 6 References edit Mormon Springs Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Boone David F The Mississippi Saints A Unique Odyssey of Southern Pioneers rsc byu edu Retrieved August 28 2023 Wales Hark exhibits lib utah edu Retrieved August 27 2023 a b The Mississippi Saints www churchofjesuschrist org Retrieved August 28 2023 Monroe County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved August 27 2023 Spotlight on historic sites Mormon Springs Church News February 19 2000 Retrieved August 27 2023 nbsp This Monroe County Mississippi state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mormon Springs Mississippi amp oldid 1213173899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
