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Alcorn, Mississippi

Coordinates: 31°52′41″N 91°08′21″W / 31.87806°N 91.13917°W / 31.87806; -91.13917
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Alcorn, Mississippi
Alcorn is located in Mississippi
Alcorn
Alcorn
Alcorn is located in the United States
Alcorn
Alcorn
Coordinates: 31°52′41″N 91°08′21″W / 31.87806°N 91.13917°W / 31.87806; -91.13917
Country United States
State Mississippi
CountyClaiborne
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID671128[1]

Alcorn is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is the common name given to sites without a name but are around or close to Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University is officially in Lorman, Mississippi by zip code in Jefferson County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Alcorn from 1906 to 1954.[2]

Alcorn is the location of four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alcorn, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 14, 2020.