Dobson, Mississippi
Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
32°09′46″N 89°53′50″W / 32.16278°N 89.89722°W / 32.16278; -89.89722Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Dobson was located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) southeast of Brandon.
Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909.[2][3]
R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car.[4]
Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 651.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
- ^ a b "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.
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