Monterey, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
32°11′06″N 90°04′51″W / 32.18500°N 90.08083°W / 32.18500; -90.0808339208, 39073
Monterey is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
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
- ^ a b "Monterey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Monterrey". Rankin County Historical Society. January 4, 2012.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Church
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Volunteer Fire Department
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