Peyton, Claiborne County, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
31°50′16″N 90°48′08″W / 31.83778°N 90.80222°W / 31.83778; -90.80222CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyClaiborneElevation
266 ft (81 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID694352[1]

Peyton is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Peyton had a post office from 1900 to 1935.[2][3]

The Peyton Lookout Tower is located east of the settlement.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 419.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peyton Lookout Tower
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