Napoleon, Mississippi

Napoleon, Mississippi
Napoleon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
	Napoleon Napoleon
	Coordinates: 30°19′35″N 89°37′39″W / 30.32639°N 89.62750°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hancock
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	228
GNIS feature ID	692097

Napoleon is an unincorporated community located on the Pearl River in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States.^[1]

A post office operated under the name Napoleon from 1847 to 1905.^[2] After the post office closed, mail was routed to the post office in Huxford.^[3]

Napoleon was once home to a turpentine and camphine distillery.^[4]

Much of the community was abandoned after the creation of the Stennis Space Center.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Napoleon, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 288.
^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. p. 23.
^ "Brief History". NASA.gov. NASA. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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[gnis-1] "Napoleon, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[3] Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 288.

[4] Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. p. 23.

[5] "Brief History". NASA.gov. NASA. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Bay St. Louis
Cities	Bay St. Louis Diamondhead Waveland	Map of Mississippi highlighting Hancock County
CDPs	Kiln Pearlington
Other unincorporated communities	Ansley Clermont Harbor Lakeshore Leetown Napoleon Necaise Shoreline Park
Ghost towns	Gainesville Logtown
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Napoleon, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°19′35″N 89°37′39″W / 30.32639°N 89.62750°W / 30.32639; -89.62750
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hancock
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	228
GNIS feature ID	692097^[1]