Edinburg is an unincorporated community located in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is situated mainly on the right bank of the Pearl River at the junction of Mississippi Highway 16 and Mississippi Highway 427.
History
Edinburg takes its name from Edinburgh, in Scotland.[2]
In 1900, the community was home to the Edinburg High School and had a population of 123.[3] A post office first began operation under the name Edinburgh in 1841.[4]
Notable people
- Van T. Barfoot, Medal of Honor recipient[5]
- Jim Barnett, physician and politician[6]
- Martin M. Miller, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives[7]
- Bill Stribling, football player[8]
Notes
- ^ a b "Edinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 669.
- ^ "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Van Barfoot Story". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ Bill Stribling profile, nfl.com. Accessed October 7, 2022.
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