Thrasher, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
34°43′10″N 88°32′02″W / 34.71944°N 88.53389°W / 34.71944; -88.53389CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyPrentissElevation
482 ft (147 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code662GNIS feature ID678733[1]

Thrasher is an unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

It was named for John H. Thrashe, a settler appointed as the first postmaster. The hamlet was a flag stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, built in the 1850s.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Thrasher, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Thrashers, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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