Rockport, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Rockport is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi.[1]
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| Coordinates: 31°47′42″N 90°09′23″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Copiah |
| Elevation | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 676770[1] |
Located a short distance west of the Pearl River, Rockport was once a thriving railway town, though little remains of the original settlement.
History
Indigenous people first occupied the area. Archeological remnants located near Rockport include pottery, copper beads, a sharpened point of a stake, skeletons, and mounds.[2]
The Galilee Baptist Church established west of the settlement in 1825, and is still located there.[3][4]
Rockport established in 1849.[3]
From 1856 to 1956, Rockport had a post Office.[5]
A company of the Confederate States Army was organized in Rockport in July 1861. Known as the "Rockport Steel Blades", they were part of the 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.[6]
In 1870, a bill was introduced in the Mississippi State Senate to establish a ferry across the Pearl River at Rockport.[7]
The early settlement had a drug store, barber shop, stores, Masonic lodge, and hotel called the Rockport Hotel.[3][8]
The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad was built through the settlement in 1909, and Rockport was a flag stop.[3][9] Trains like The Rebel once passed through Rockport.[10] The line is now abandoned.[11]
By 1937, Rockport contained only a small store, gas station, post office and church.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Rockprt, Mississippi (1981-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.36 (136) |
6.23 (158) |
5.17 (131) |
4.97 (126) |
4.75 (121) |
4.39 (112) |
4.51 (115) |
4.44 (113) |
3.52 (89) |
4.17 (106) |
4.67 (119) |
5.72 (145) |
57.9 (1,471) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 92.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.01 in) | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Source: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||