Monterey,_Mississippi

Monterey, Mississippi

Monterey, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Monterey is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

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History

The settlement was named after a battle fought at Monterrey, Mexico, by soldiers returning from the Mexican–American War.[2]

Monterey had a post office from 1847 to 1867.[3]

The population in 1900 was 36.[4]

Monterey Methodist Church, and the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department, are both located at the settlement.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Monterey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Monterrey". Rankin County Historical Society. January 4, 2012.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Post Office (historical)
  4. [4]
    Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 276.
  5. [5]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Church
  6. [6]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Volunteer Fire Department


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