Brownsville, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

32°26′56″N 90°26′13″W / 32.44889°N 90.43694°W / 32.44889; -90.43694CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyHindsElevation

295 ft (90 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39041

Area code601GNIS feature ID667652^[1]

Brownsville is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 22 in northern Hinds County, Mississippi. Brownsville is approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Flora and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Bolton.

Brownsville is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Brownsville was originally known as Spring Hill. The name was changed to Brownsville in 1838 in honor of Elisha Brown, who settled in the area in 1830. The local Masonic lodge funded the construction of a male and female school for Brownsville. The community was once home to two churches, two general stores, a drug store, two carriage shops, and a blacksmith shop.^[2]

In 1838, the Brownsville Volunteers were organized and made part of the Hinds County regiment of the state of Mississippi.^[3]

A post office operated under the name Brownsville from 1838 to 1904.^[4]

Notable person

Thomas C. Catchings, who served Mississippi Attorney General from 1877 to 1885 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district from 1885 to 1901, was born near Brownsville.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownsville, Mississippi
^ "Short History of Brownsville, Mississippi". Hinds County Gazette. Raymond, Mississippi. June 20, 1855. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mississippi (1838). Laws of the State of Mississippi; Passed at a Regular Biennial Session of the Legislature. Vol. II. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. p. 276.
^ "Hinds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "CATCHINGS, Thomas Clendinen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 18, 2021.