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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battlefield is an unincorporated community located in Newton County, Mississippi United States. Its zip code is 39325.[2]
Battlefield, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 32°32′48″N 88°56′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Newton |
Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 601 |
GNIS feature ID | 689443[1] |
Battlefield, first located in adjacent Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was allegedly established on and named for a Choctaw battlefield.[3] Its first post office opened in 1849 before it was moved Newton County, Mississippi in March 1860.[4] The community served as the northern terminus of the Tallahatta Railroad and at one point had a number of businesses and churches, along with a school.[5] The post office stayed open until 1915.[6] The community has a cemetery, though all of its tombstones disappeared overnight in the 1970s.[7]
The community was more recently home to a dragstrip called the Battlefield Raceway that has since been shut down.[8]
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