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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Monterey, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Monterey is located in MississippiMontereyMontereyShow map of MississippiMonterey is located in the United StatesMontereyMontereyShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°11′06″N 90°04′51″W / 32.18500°N 90.08083°W / 32.18500; -90.08083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation430 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes39208, 39073
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID673735

Monterey is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

History

The settlement was named after a battle fought at Monterrey, Mexico, by soldiers returning from the Mexican–American War.

Monterey had a post office from 1847 to 1867.

The population in 1900 was 36.

Monterey Methodist Church, and the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department, are both located at the settlement.

References

  1. ^ "Monterey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Monterrey". Rankin County Historical Society. January 4, 2012.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Post Office (historical)
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 276.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Church
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey Volunteer Fire Department
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County seat: Brandon
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