Center Hill, Mississippi

Center Hill, historically Centre Hill, is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is located east of Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Center Hill, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34.9889821°N 89.7492518°W / 34.9889821; -89.7492518
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	DeSoto
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38654
Area code	662

History

Semple Broaddus College, also known as the University of DeSoto,^[1] a Baptist college, was located in Centre Hill.^[2] In the January 1, 1857, issue of The Memphis Daily Appeal, there is an announcement from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Robert Wilson, that the first classes of the college were to be held on February 21, 1857.^[3] William Carey Crane was the founder, chief promoter,^[4] and the president of the college from 1857 to 1860.^[5] The college was not successful and was of brief existence.^[4]

Today

Today, there exists the Center Hill Elementary School,^[6] Middle School,^[7] and High School,^[8] the Center Hill Baptist Church,^[9] and the Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in the area, and they have Olive Branch, Mississippi, addresses.

References

1. "Education (Archives): Primary Source Publications on Higher Education". The University of Mississippi Libraries.
2. The Encyclopædia Brittanica, or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. Eighth Edition. With Extensive Improvements and Additions; and Numerous Engravings. Vol. XXI. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. 1860. p. 493. JSTOR community.27604329.
3. "Memphis daily appeal. [volume], January 01, 1857, Image 1". The Memphis Daily Appeal. Vol. VII, no. 246. Memphis, Tennessee. January 1, 1857 – via Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
4. Leavell, Z. T.; Bailey, T. J. (1904). A Complete History of Mississippi Baptists, from the Earliest Times. Vol. II. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Baptist Publishing Co. p. 1264 – via the Internet Archive.
5. The First Half Century of Madison University, (1819-1869): or the Jubilee Volume, Containing Sketches of Eleven Hundred Living and Deceased Alumni; with Fifteen Portraits of Founders, Presidents, and Patrons. Also, the Exercises of the Semi-Centennial Anniversary; the Historical Address; Richards' and Taylors' Poems; the Missionary Record; the War Record; Lists of Collegiate and Theological Graduates, Members of the Board from the Beginning; Financial History; Sketches of Officers and Teachers; List of Honorary Degrees Conferred; a General Catalogue of Students, Both Graduate and Non-Graduate; and other Historical Matter. New York: Lange, Little & Hillman. 1872. p. 228 – via the Internet Archive.
6. "Center Hill Elementary". Center Hill Elementary School.
7. "Center Hill Middle". Center Hill Middle School.
8. "Center Hill High". Center Hill High School.
9. "Center Hill". DeSoto-Tate Baptist Association.