Wool Market, Mississippi
Wool Market (also Woolmarket) is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Mississippi.[1] WoolMarket is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northwest of Biloxi and part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Woolmarket, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 30°28′04″N 88°59′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Harrison |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39532 |
| Area code(s) | 228 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867334[1] |
Historically, the settlement was called "Wool Market",[2][3] though presently, the one-word "Woolmarket" has been adopted, as can be observed at "Woolmarket Elementary School", and in official documents published by Harrison County government.[4][5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wool Market
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Goodspeed. 1891. pp. 200.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 992.
- "Woolmarket Elementary School". Harrison County School District. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Community Plan for Western Harrison County" (PDF). Harrison County Board of Supervisors. February 1, 2008.
Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Mississippi highlighting Harrison County | |
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