Jayess, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°21′54″N 90°12′21″W / 31.36500°N 90.20583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lawrence |
Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39641 |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 671818 [1] |
Jayess is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
Jayess was named for J.S. Butterfield, owner of the Butterfield Lumber Company. [2] The Butterfield Company laid down a railroad through Jayess in 1912 to transport timber being harvested in the area to the company's sawmill in Norfield, approximately 15 mi (24 km) west of Jayess. [3] J.S. Butterfield's initials were used until the Postal Department changed it in when opened in 1912, to create the name "Jayess.". [2] A post office is still located at the settlement. [4]
Both a sawmill and a cotton gin were located in Jayess. [3] [5]
A klavern of the Ku Klux Klan was located in Jayess during the early 1960s. [6]
The Jayess Baptist Church is located at the settlement. [7] Located west of Jayess is the Boyd-Cothern House, constructed in 1837, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [8]
Jayess, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°21′54″N 90°12′21″W / 31.36500°N 90.20583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lawrence |
Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39641 |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 671818 [1] |
Jayess is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
Jayess was named for J.S. Butterfield, owner of the Butterfield Lumber Company. [2] The Butterfield Company laid down a railroad through Jayess in 1912 to transport timber being harvested in the area to the company's sawmill in Norfield, approximately 15 mi (24 km) west of Jayess. [3] J.S. Butterfield's initials were used until the Postal Department changed it in when opened in 1912, to create the name "Jayess.". [2] A post office is still located at the settlement. [4]
Both a sawmill and a cotton gin were located in Jayess. [3] [5]
A klavern of the Ku Klux Klan was located in Jayess during the early 1960s. [6]
The Jayess Baptist Church is located at the settlement. [7] Located west of Jayess is the Boyd-Cothern House, constructed in 1837, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [8]