Sessums, Mississippi

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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

CountryUnited States

Elevation

269 ft (82 m)

39759

Sessums, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°24′58″N 88°42′50″W / 33.41611°N 88.71389°W / 33.41611; -88.71389
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Oktibbeha
Elevation	269 ft (82 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39759
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	677521^[1]

Sessums is an unincorporated community located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Sessums is approximately 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Starkville and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Artesia.

Sessums is located on the former Columbus branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1900, the community had a population of 27.^[2]

Sessums is named for Colonel Solomon David Sessums, who owned much of the surrounding land. The Sessums family operated a horse track near their home.^[3]

The community was once home to a church, school, multiple stores, and a cotton gin.^[4]

The community was once known as a dairy center for Oktibbeha County.^[5]

A post office operated under the name Sessums from 1876 to 2000.^[6]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sessums, Mississippi
↑ 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. 647.
↑ Morgan, Ruth (August 13, 2017). "The History of Sessums". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
↑ Seitz, Morris. "History of Sessums Community Through 1976". Retrieved April 1, 2024.
↑ "Oktibbeha County". mississippimarkers.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
↑ "Oktibbeha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Starkville
City	Starkville	Map of Mississippi highlighting Oktibbeha County
Towns	Maben‡ Sturgis
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Other communities	Adaton Bradley Clayton Village Hickory Grove Hickory Grove Estates Morgantown Muldrow Oktoc Osborn Self Creek Sessums
Ghost town	Agency Double Springs
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