Coordinates: 32°14′58″N 90°03′10″W / 32.24944°N 90.05278°W / 32.24944; -90.05278

Greenfield, Mississippi

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Greenfield, Mississippi
Greenfield, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Greenfield, Mississippi
Greenfield, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°14′58″N 90°03′10″W / 32.24944°N 90.05278°W / 32.24944; -90.05278
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39208, 39042
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID691907[1]

Greenfield (also Green) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

The settlement is named for S. Green, an early settler. Greenfield had a post office from 1891 to 1935.[2]

An early railway line, owned by the Jackson & Brandon Railroad & Bridge Company, was built through Greenfield in the 1830s. The line is currently owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Greenfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Green or Greenfield". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Stations and Structured on Current and Former Railroad Lines in Mississippi". ICRR.net. January 14, 2013.