Sessums is named for Colonel Solomon David Sessums, who owned much of the surrounding land. The Sessums family operated a horse track near their home.[3]
The community was once home to a church, school, multiple stores, and a cotton gin.[4]
The community was once known as a dairy center for Oktibbeha County.[5]
A post office operated under the name Sessums from 1876 to 2000.[6]
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sessums, Mississippi
^Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form(PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 647.
^Morgan, Ruth (August 13, 2017). "The History of Sessums". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^Seitz, Morris. "History of Sessums Community Through 1976". Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^"Oktibbeha County". mississippimarkers.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^"Oktibbeha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
sessums, mississippi, sessums, unincorporated, community, located, oktibbeha, county, mississippi, sessums, approximately, miles, east, southeast, starkville, approximately, miles, west, artesia, unincorporated, communityshow, mississippishow, united, statesco. Sessums is an unincorporated community located in Oktibbeha County Mississippi Sessums is approximately 13 miles 21 km east southeast of Starkville and approximately 6 miles 9 7 km west of Artesia Sessums MississippiUnincorporated communitySessums MississippiShow map of MississippiSessums MississippiShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 24 58 N 88 42 50 W 33 41611 N 88 71389 W 33 41611 88 71389CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyOktibbehaElevation269 ft 82 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP code39759Area code662GNIS feature ID677521 1 History editSessums is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad In 1900 the community had a population of 27 2 Sessums is named for Colonel Solomon David Sessums who owned much of the surrounding land The Sessums family operated a horse track near their home 3 The community was once home to a church school multiple stores and a cotton gin 4 The community was once known as a dairy center for Oktibbeha County 5 A post office operated under the name Sessums from 1876 to 2000 6 References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Sessums Mississippi Rowland Dunbar 1907 Mississippi Comprising Sketches of Counties Towns Events Institutions and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form PDF Vol 2 Southern Historical Publishing Association p 647 Morgan Ruth August 13 2017 The History of Sessums Starkville Daily News Retrieved April 1 2024 Seitz Morris History of Sessums Community Through 1976 Retrieved April 1 2024 Oktibbeha County mississippimarkers com Retrieved April 1 2024 Oktibbeha County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved March 31 2024 nbsp This Oktibbeha 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 Sessums Mississippi amp oldid 1216619361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
