Sarepta, Mississippi

Sarepta, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Sarepta is located in Mississippi
Sarepta
Sarepta
Sarepta is located in the United States
Sarepta
Sarepta
Coordinates: 34°07′28″N 89°17′15″W / 34.12444°N 89.28750°W / 34.12444; -89.28750
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
410 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID677422[1]

Sarepta is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Sarepta is located along Mississippi Highway 9, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north-northeast of Bruce.[2]

History

A post office operated under the name Sarepta from 1838 to 1986.[3] Don Grist (1935=2022), Mississippi judge and state legislator, was born in Sarepta.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sarepta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Calhoun County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. ^ W.L. "Don" Grist-obituary