Edinburgh (Mississippi)
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Location in Mississippi
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Mississippi | ||
| County : | Leake County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 48 ′ N , 89 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 115 m | ||
| Postal code : | 39051 | ||
| Area code : | +1 601 & 769 | ||
| FIPS : | 28-21540 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 690913 | ||
Edinburgh is an unincorporated community in Leake County in the US state of Mississippi . The place is mainly on the north ( orographic right ) bank of the Pearl River , at the junction of Mississippi Highway 427 from Mississippi Highway 16 .
history
The place name Edinburg is derived from Edinburgh in Scotland.
Sons of the city
- Van T. Barfoot (1919–2012), Medal of Honor recipient
- Jim Barnett , doctor and politician
- Bill Stribling , player in the NFL
supporting documents
- ↑ Edinburgh ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off., Washington, DC 1905, p. 114.
- ^ The Van Barfoot Story
- ↑ Jim Barnett's Biography . Vote smart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ↑ Bill Stribling