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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Way, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°44′38″N 90°01′59″W / 32.74389°N 90.03306°W / 32.74389; -90.03306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMadison
Elevation210 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code39046
Area code601
GNIS feature ID679398

Way is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Mississippi. Way is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Canton on Way Road.

Way is located within the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Way is located on the Grenada Railroad. A post office operated under the name Way's Bluff from 1858 to 1895 and under the name Way from 1895 to 1968.

In 1900, the community had a population of 36.

The Allison's Wells Hotel—described as a stately structure with a large ballroom—was located in Way. In 1948, the Mississippi Art Colony was organized at the hotel. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1963.

Camp Bratton-Green and the Gray Center, both part of the Episcopal diocese, are located in Way, Mississippi.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Way, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Way, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 942.
  5. Loeb, Jean (1998). "History". Mississippi Art Colony.
  6. Perron, Michelle (November 16, 1986). "Gathering of Southern Artists Offers a Chance to Work and Learn". Spartanburg Harald-Journal.
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