Edinburg, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

32°47′57″N 89°20′10″W / 32.79917°N 89.33611°W / 32.79917; -89.33611CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyLeakeElevation

377 ft (115 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39051

Area code(s)601 & 769GNIS feature ID690913^[1]

Edinburg is an unincorporated community located in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.^[1] It is situated mainly on the right bank of the Pearl River at the junction of Mississippi Highway 16 and Mississippi Highway 427.

History

Edinburg takes its name from Edinburgh, in Scotland.^[2]

In 1900, the community was home to the Edinburg High School and had a population of 123.^[3] A post office first began operation under the name Edinburgh in 1841.^[4]

Notable people

Van T. Barfoot, Medal of Honor recipient^[5]
Jim Barnett, physician and politician^[6]
Martin M. Miller, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives^[7]
Bill Stribling, football player^[8]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Edinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 669.
^ "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "The Van Barfoot Story". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
^ "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
^ Bill Stribling profile, nfl.com. Accessed October 7, 2022.