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Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
Dobson, Mississippi
Ghost town
Dobson, Mississippi is located in MississippiDobson, MississippiDobson, MississippiLocation within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°09′46″N 89°53′50″W / 32.16278°N 89.89722°W / 32.16278; -89.89722
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID709022

Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

Dobson was located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) southeast of Brandon.

Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909.

R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car.

Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 651.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.
Municipalities and communities of Rankin County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Brandon
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