Dentville, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°57′36″N 90°33′19″W / 31.96000°N 90.55528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Copiah |
Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 669234 [1] |
Dentville, also known as Pine Bluff, is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.
The community was originally known as Pine Bluff, a descriptive name for a bluff over Bayou Pierre. A post office already existed with the name Pine Bluff in Mississippi, so the community was named Dentville in honor of Warren Dent, a storeowner and the community's first postmaster. [2]
A post office operated under the name Dentville from 1887 to 1906. [3]
Dentville, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°57′36″N 90°33′19″W / 31.96000°N 90.55528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Copiah |
Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 669234 [1] |
Dentville, also known as Pine Bluff, is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.
The community was originally known as Pine Bluff, a descriptive name for a bluff over Bayou Pierre. A post office already existed with the name Pine Bluff in Mississippi, so the community was named Dentville in honor of Warren Dent, a storeowner and the community's first postmaster. [2]
A post office operated under the name Dentville from 1887 to 1906. [3]