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Summerland, Mississippi

Summerland, Mississippi
Summerland is located in Mississippi
Summerland
Summerland
Summerland is located in the United States
Summerland
Summerland
Coordinates: 31°47′57″N 89°21′37″W / 31.79917°N 89.36028°W / 31.79917; -89.36028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountySmith
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID678399[1]

Summerland is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Summerland is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.[2]

A post office operated under the name Summerland from 1893 to 1955.[3]

In 1900, Summerland had a population of 75 and two general stores.[4] The community also had a bank and school.[2][5]

The Summerland Oil Field is named for the community.[6]

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summerland, Mississippi
  2. 1 2 Howe, Tony. "Summerland, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  3. "Smith County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  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. 752.
  5. Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1914. p. 472.
  6. Hughes, Dudley J. (1993). Oil in the Deep South: A History of the Oil Business in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, 1859-1945. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 222. ISBN 9780878056156.