Eagles Nest, Mississippi

Eagles Nest is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Eagles Nest is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Jonestown and approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of Belen. Eagles Nest is named for the former plantation of James L. Alcorn,[2] which in turn received its name from an eagle's nest that was built near the site.[3] The community is located on the former Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway.[4] A post office operated under the name Eagles Nest from 1887 to 1909.[5]

Eagles Nest, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Nest
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Nest
Coordinates: 34°17′31″N 90°28′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38639
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID[1]

Notable person
  • James L. Alcorn, governor of Mississippi from 1870 to 1871. Alcorn is buried near the site of his former home in Eagles Nest.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagles Nest, Mississippi
  2. Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 12 November 2010. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-60473-289-4.
  3. Mississippi Historical Society (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. The Society. p. 249.
  4. Howe, Tony. "Eagles Nest, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 667.



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