Deerbrook is an unincorporated community in Noxubee County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

History

A post office was established as "Deer Brook" in 1842. The name was changed to "Deerbrook" in 1856, and the post office was discontinued in 1942.[2]

Deerbrook had a population of 66 by 1900. The settlement was described as having "two stores, and a fine cotton gin."[3]

Notable people

Chemist Charles Baskerville was born in Deerbrook.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerbrook, Mississippi
  2. ↑ "Noxubee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 640.
  4. ↑ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-403-09603-9.

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