Topeka,_Mississippi

Topeka, Mississippi

Topeka, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Topeka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2]

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History

The community's name is a transfer from Topeka, Kansas.[3] A post office called Topeka was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1914.[4]

The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad operated a rail line through Topeka until 1932.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Mississippi
  3. [3]
    Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
  6. [6]
    Campbell, Brett (June 2018). "Norfield: Birthed by Lumber, the Milltown Carries on Without a Mill". Brookhaven Magazine.


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