Deerbrook is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

History

A post office was established as "Deer Brook" in 1842. The name was changed to "Deerbrook" in 1856, and the post office was discontinued in 1942.[2]

Deerbrook had a population of 66 by 1900. The settlement was described as having "two stores, and a fine cotton gin."[3]

Notable people

Chemist Charles Baskerville was born in Deerbrook.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerbrook, Mississippi
  2. "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 640.
  4. Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-403-09603-9.

33°14′07″N 88°29′12″W / 33.23528°N 88.48667°W / 33.23528; -88.48667

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