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Binford, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W / 33.75306; -88.58083
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Binford, Mississippi
Binford is located in Mississippi
Binford
Binford
Binford is located in the United States
Binford
Binford
Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 88°34′51″W / 33.75306°N 88.58083°W / 33.75306; -88.58083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID667175[1]

Binford is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Binford is located southwest of Aberdeen.

History

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Binford is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1910 had a general store.[2]

A cotton gin once operated in Binford.[3]

A post office operated under the name Binford from 1890 to 1905.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Binford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Binford, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 243.
  4. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.