Dobson,_Mississippi

Dobson, Mississippi

Dobson, Mississippi

Ghost town in Mississippi, United States

Dobson is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

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

Dobson had a post office from 1886 to 1909.[2][3]

R.M. "Uncle Dock" Gray of Dobson owned the first car in the community, a Maxwell touring car.[4]

Dobson still had a voting precinct in 1984.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson (historical)
  2. [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. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dobson Post Office (historical)
  4. [4]
    "Dobson". Rankin County Historical Society. December 11, 2011.



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