Piney Woods, Mississippi
Piney Woods, Mississippi | |
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  Piney Woods Location within Mississippi  Piney Woods Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′46″N 89°59′34″W / 32.06278°N 89.99278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Rankin |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 39148 |
| Area codes | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 675910[1] |
Piney Woods is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is the site of the Piney Woods Country Life School, a historically African-American boarding school established in 1909.[2] The school's historic district became part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.[3]
The community is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office began operating under the name Piney Woods in 1926.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Piney Woods". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Yates, Gayle Graham (1990). Mississippi Mind: A Personal Cultural History of an American State. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780870496431.
- ↑ "Piney Woods Country Life School Historic District (Rankin County, Mississippi)". nps.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Rankin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
External links
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- Piney Woods Country Life School - Official site.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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