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Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi
Rose Hill is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39356.[2]
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| Coordinates: 32°08′41″N 88°59′45″W / 32.14472°N 88.99583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Jasper |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39356 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 676843[1] |
History edit
Rose Hill was named by early settlers for the wild roses that grew in the surrounding area.[3]
The community was formerly home to a normal school known as the Rose Hill Normal Institute.[4]
A post office first began operating under the name Rose Hill in 1888.[5]
The Graham House, once located in Rose Hill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places until it was destroyed by a tornado in April 2011.[6]
Notable people edit
- John W. White, member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920[7]
- Thomas Daniel Young, English professor and academic[8]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Cooper, Forrest Lamar (2011). Looking Back Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-61703-148-9.
- ^ Bienniel Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education to the Legislature of Mississippi for the Years 1888 and 1889. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Education. 1890. p. 345.
- ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Historic Resources Inventory". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History. p. 759.
- ^ "Thomas D. Young, English Professor, 77". The New York Times. February 9, 1997. Retrieved September 27, 2021.