Edinburg, Mississippi

Edinburg is an unincorporated community located in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is situated mainly on the right bank of the Pearl River at the junction of Mississippi Highway 16 and Mississippi Highway 427.

Edinburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 89°20′10″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Leake
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39051
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	690913[1]

History

Edinburg takes its name from Edinburgh, in Scotland.[2]

Notable people

• Van T. Barfoot, Medal of Honor recipient[3]
• Jim Barnett, physician and politician[4]
• Bill Stribling, football player[5]

Notes

1. "Edinburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off. pp. 114.
3. "The Van Barfoot Story". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
4. "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
5. Bill Stribling