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词条 Carnes, Mississippi
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Education

  4. Industry

  5. Places of worship

  6. Cemeteries

  7. References

  8. External links

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Carnes is a small unincorporated community in southern Forrest County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Carnes was settled in 1905 and was originally named Helena. Its name was changed to Carnes in honor of John Carnes, an early settler.

Skull Fork, a community near Carnes, was so named after a fight that occurred at a fork in the road there. In this fight, one of the participants had his skull broken with a whiskey bottle by his opponent.

Geography

Carnes is located at latitude 30.9935178, longitude -89.2597811.[1]

Education

Carnes is served by the Forrest County Public School System.

  • Forrest County Agricultural High School
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081017054004/http://www.forrest.k12.ms.us/sfac/ South Forrest Attendance Center]

Industry

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051228022125/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/113/113367.html Florida Gas Transmission Company] - transports natural gas to over 240 delivery points through a 5,000-mile pipeline that extends from Texas to Florida

Places of worship

  • Sandhill Baptist Church
  • First Baptist Church

Cemeteries

  • J.E. Bounds Memorial Cemetery
  • Lee-Davis Cemetery
  • Seal Cemetery

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

External links

  • Black Creek Watershed
  • Transcription of tombstones in Mill Creek Cemetery
{{Forrest County, Mississippi}}

3 : Unincorporated communities in Mississippi|Unincorporated communities in Forrest County, Mississippi|Hattiesburg metropolitan area

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