Cheraw, Mississippi
Cheraw, Mississippi | |
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  Cheraw  Cheraw | |
| Coordinates: 31°9′21″N 89°50′36″W / 31.15583°N 89.84333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 668362[1] |
Cheraw is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.
History[edit]
Cheraw was founded in 1905, and named after Cheraw, South Carolina, which is in turned named for the Cheraw tribe.[2]
Reverend Isom Pounds and Margaret Parker Pounds were said to have co-founded the town when, following marriage, they relocated there from Cheraw, South Carolina in the early 1800s.[3]
Cheraw is located on the Canadian National Railway.[4]
A post office operated under the name Cheraw from 1905 to 1925.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cheraw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ GENI: Margaret Parker Pounds, Co-Founder of Cheraw, MS
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Cheraw, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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