Alcorn is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is the common name given to sites without a name but are around or close to Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University is officially in Lorman, Mississippi by zip code in Jefferson County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Alcorn from 1906 to 1954.[2]
Alcorn is the location of four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
- Bethel Presbyterian Church
- Canemount
- Catledge Archeological Site
- Oakland Chapel (on the Alcorn State University campus)
References
- ^ a b "Alcorn, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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