Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Longtown is an
unincorporated community located in
Panola County,
Mississippi. Longtown is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south of
Pleasant Grove and approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) east-southeast of
Askew on
Mississippi Highway 310.
Longtown was incorporated in 1882 and unincorporated at a later date.
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In 1900, Longtown had two churches and a population of 175.
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Longtown was formerly served by the Longtown Academy.
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A post office operated under the name Longtown from 1850 to 1909.
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- Mabel Welch (1890-1981), the second registered female architect in Texas, was born on a plantation near Longtown.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longtown, Mississippi
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Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1882. p. 459.
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^ 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. 119.
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^ Mooney, C. P. J., ed. (1920).
The Mid-South and Its Builders: Being the Story of the Development and a Forecast of the Future of the Richest Agricultural Region in the World. Memphis, Tennessee: Mid-South Biographic and Historic Association. p. 271.
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"Panola County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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^ Torres, Elizabeth; Medina, Javier; Vise, Ruth (2009).
"Mabel Welch: El Paso's First Female Architect". El Paso Community College.
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[1] Map of Mississippi from 1836 showing the location of Longtown within
Chickasaw territory