Poplar Creek, Mississippi

Poplar Creek (also recorded as Polar Creek) is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi.[2]

Poplar Creek
Unincorporated community
Poplar Creek is located in Mississippi
Poplar Creek
Poplar Creek
Poplar Creek's position in Mississippi.
Coordinates: 33°21′07″N 89°33′20″W
Country United States
State Mississippi
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
100 m (400 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID676219[1]

History

In 1906, Poplar Creek had a population of 75.[3] By 1960, Poplar Creek had a population of 350.[4] A post office operated under the name Poplar Creek from 1848 to 1958.[5]

Poplar Creek is served by the Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department.[6]

The Poplar Creek Lookout Tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.[7]

On April 27, 2011, a tornado hit the Poplar Creek area as part of the 2011 Super Outbreak, causing heavy tree and power line damage.[8] The tornado was classified rated EF2, with estimated wind speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h; 109 kn).[9] The path of destruction was 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and the tornado travelled a path of 11.5 miles (18.5 km).[9]

Notable person

References
  1. "Poplar Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Feature Detail Report for: Poplar Creek, Mississippi." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poplar Creek, Mississippi Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 455.
  4. Tosches, Nick (2000). The Devil and Sonny Liston. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. p. 18. ISBN 9780316897754.
  5. "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  6. "Fire Services". montgomerycountyms.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. "Poplar Creek Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  8. NOAA Report
  9. NOAA Jackson Report


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