Lawrence, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

32°19′31″N 89°13′58″W / 32.32528°N 89.23278°W / 32.32528; -89.23278CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyNewtonElevation

456 ft (139 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39336

Area code(s)601 & 769GNIS feature ID693692^[1]

Lawrence is an unincorporated community in Newton County, Mississippi, United States.^[1]

History

Lawrence was established in 1866 and named for a railroad employee.^[2] A post office was established in 1867.^[3] Lawrence was a thriving town with multiple mills, stores, a town physician, and churches. In 1878, Lawrence experienced a yellow fever epidemic, which decreased its population size. Several people also left Lawrence. After the epidemic, the town was busier, with several business firms and mills. Its economy relied heavily on the fruit crop it was locally noted for.^[4] By the 1900s, Lawrence had two churches, several general stores, and a grist mill. The population in 1900 was 75, and was estimated to be 125 by 1906.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Lawrence, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Brieger, James F. (1997). Hometown Mississippi. Town Square Books, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-886017-05-4.
^ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Brown, Alfred John (1894). History of Newton County, Mississippi: From 1834 to 1894. Melvin Tingle.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 59.