Alcorn, Mississippi

Alcorn, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°52′41″N 91°08′21″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Claiborne
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	671128[1]

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

1. "Alcorn, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 14, 2020.