Topeka, Mississippi

Topeka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

History

The community's name is a transfer from Topeka, Kansas.[2] A post office called Topeka was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1914.[3]

The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad operated a rail line through Topeka until 1932.[4][5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Mississippi
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
  5. Campbell, Brett (June 2018). "Norfield: Birthed by Lumber, the Milltown Carries on Without a Mill". Brookhaven Magazine.



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