Stanton is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi. It is the nearest community to Emerald Mound site, a National Historic Landmark.
History
Stanton is located on a branch of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] A post office operated under the name Stanton from 1884 to 1955.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 716.
- ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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