Cynthia, Mississippi

Cynthia is an unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cynthia, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°24′11″N 90°14′56″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hinds
Elevation [1]	325 ft (99 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	691795[1]

History

Cynthia is located on the Canadian National Railway.^[2] A post office operated under the name Cynthia from 1887 to 1935.^[3]

Multiple fossils from the Eocene epoch have been discovered in clay pits in Cynthia, including a previously unknown species of Belosaepiidae (Mississaepia mississippiensis)^[4] and a species of Pterosphenus.^[5]

Notable person

• Patrick Henry, member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 7th district^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cynthia, Mississippi
2. Howe, Tony. "Cynthia, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
3. "Hinds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
4. Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2012 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. January 10, 2013. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-4816-4548-5.
5. J. Alan Holman; Professor of Zoology and Geology Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology J Alan Holman (2000). Fossil Snakes of North America: Origin, Evolution, Distribution, Paleoecology. Indiana University Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-253-33721-6.
6. United States. Congress (1971). Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the Ninety-first Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, Inclusive. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1107.