Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
| Denton, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 90°18′45″W / 34.14611°N 90.31250°W / 34.14611; -90.31250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Quitman |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691811 |
Denton is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Denton is located on Mississippi Highway 3, south of Lambert.
Denton is located on the Canadian National Railway.
A post office operated under the name Denton from 1910 to 1922.
The Denton Site, an important archaeological site from the Archaic period in Mississippi, is located near the community. The Denton type projectile point is named for the Denton site.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denton, Mississippi
- Howe, Tony. "Denton, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Quitman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "History". Quitman County, Mississippi. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- Rego, Justin P. (August 2010). A Lithic Technological Analysis of the Nunnery Collection Bifaces from the Toby-Thornhill Site in Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Masters thesis). Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi Department of Anthropology. p. 106.
| Municipalities and communities of Quitman County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| County seat: Marks | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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