Dublin, Mississippi

Dublin, also known as Hopson Bayou, is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 49 in southeastern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Dublin is located on the Mississippi Delta Railroad. Dublin has a ZIP code of 38739.[2] A post office first began operation under the name Dublin in 1875.[3]

Dublin, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Dublin sign on U.S. Route 49
Dublin Show map of Mississippi Dublin Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°04′20″N 90°29′26″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	669465[1]

Notable people

• Jimmy Burns, soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter[4]
• Little Willy Foster (1922 – 1987) was a Chicago blues musician, who was born in Dublin.[5]
• Aaron Henry, Civil rights leader[6]
• Malcolm Mabry, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dublin
2. "Search Results for ZIP code 38739". Zipinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
4. Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J, index. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-415-92700-0.
5. Komara, Edward M. (2006). "Blues Encyclopedia". Books.google.co.uk. p. 342. ISBN 0-415-92699-8. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
6. Altman, Susan (1997). "Aaron Henry was an Unsung Hero". African American Registry.
7. Yasuhiro Katagiri (18 September 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. University Press of Mississippi. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-4968-0125-8.