Denton, Mississippi
Denton, Mississippi | |
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  Denton, Mississippi  Denton, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 90°18′45″W / 34.14611°N 90.31250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Quitman |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691811[1] |
Denton is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Denton is located on Mississippi Highway 3, south of Lambert.
Denton is located on the Canadian National Railway.[2]
A post office operated under the name Denton from 1910 to 1922.[3]
The Denton Site, an important archaeological site from the Archaic period in Mississippi, is located near the community.[4] The Denton type projectile point is named for the Denton site.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denton, Mississippi
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Denton, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Quitman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "History". Quitman County, Mississippi. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Rego, Justin P. (August 2010). A Lithic Technological Analysis of the Nunnery Collection Bifaces from the Toby-Thornhill Site in Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Masters thesis). Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi Department of Anthropology. p. 106.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |