McCool, Mississippi

McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi. The population was 135 at the 2010 census.[2]

McCool, Mississippi
Location of McCool, Mississippi
Location of McCool, Mississippi
McCool, Mississippi is located in the United States
McCool, Mississippi
McCool, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°11′54″N 89°20′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAttala
Area
  Total0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2)
  Land0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total135
  Estimate 
(2017)
129
  Density137.38/sq mi (53.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39108
Area code(s)662
FIPS code28-43400
GNIS feature ID0673311

History

McCool post office was established September 11, 1883, with Charles W. Thompson as first postmaster.[3] The town was named for James F. McCool, Chancellor of the 6th Chancery court district of Mississippi, and former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[4]

The population was 317 in 1900.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the town is 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2). All of it is land.

Education

The town of McCool is served by the Attala County School District.

Notable people

References

  1. "2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jan 6, 2019.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McCool town, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1996) Mississippi Post Offices, p. 13. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, ISBN 0-943645-35-2
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 186.
  5. John D. Winters obituary, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, December 10, 1997
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