McCrary, Mississippi
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McCrary, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  McCrary Location within the state of Mississippi  McCrary McCrary (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′50″N 88°17′01″W / 33.46389°N 88.28361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lowndes |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 673319[1] |
McCrary is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi. McCrary is located southeast of Columbus and northeast of New Hope on the Mississippi/Alabama state line.[1]
McCrary is located on the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad and had a freight and passenger station.[2][3] The community was once home to a cotton gin and sawmill.[4]
A post office operated under the name McCrary from 1898 to 1910.[5]
Roland McMillan Harper passed through McCrary while documenting the plant life of Mississippi.[6]
It has been postulated that Hernando de Soto crossed into Mississippi from Alabama at McCrary.[7]
