Kendrick, Mississippi
Kendrick, Mississippi | |
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Kendrick Kendrick | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′13″N 88°22′54″W / 34.97028°N 88.38167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Alcorn |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 672096[1] |
Kendrick is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Mississippi, in Alcorn County.[1] Kendrick is located about 7 miles (11 km) east of the seat of Alcorn County, Corinth, 6 miles (10 km) south of the Tennessee border, and 18 miles (29 km) west of the Alabama border.[2] A post office operated under the name Kendrick from 1889 to 1943.[3] Kendrick was named for the Allen Kendrick and Carroll Kendrick family.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kendrick, Mississippi
- ^ "Kendrick (Alcorn County, Mississippi): Community Profile". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Alcorn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ James F. Brieger, Hometown Mississippi, 3rd ed. (Jackson, Miss., 1997: Town Square Books, Inc.), p. 50