Basin, Mississippi
Basin is located in Mississippi
Basin
Basin
Basin is located in the United States
Basin
Basin
Coordinates: 30°48′11″N 88°39′46″W / 30.80306°N 88.66278°W / 30.80306; -88.66278
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGeorge
Elevation141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID666556[1]

Basin (originally Helveston) is an unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Prior to the creation of George County, Basin was located in Jackson County.[2]

A post office operated under the name Basin from 1887 to 1922.[3]

The Basin soil series is named for the community.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basin, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 218.
  3. "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. Rex E Davis (1971). Soil Survey of George County, Mississippi. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. p. 9.


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