Vossburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Vossburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39366.[2]
Vossburg, Mississippi | |
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Vossburg Post Office | |
  Vossburg Location within Mississippi  Vossburg Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′44″N 88°56′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Jasper |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39366 |
| Area codes | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 690941[1] |
History
Vossburg is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. The community was incorporated in 1900.[3] The incorporation charter was repealed on March 17, 1904.[4]
The community was once home to an express mail office, four stores, a church, a school, and a cotton gin. The community was also home to a lithia spring that was used for its purported healing qualities.[5] The Vossburg Lithia Springs Company (based in Gulfport) advertised nationally and claimed that the water healed "albuminuria, diabetes mellitus, uric acid diathesis, [and] cystitis".[6]
A post office operated under the name Vosburgh from 1882 to 1893, under the name Vosburg from 1893 to 1951, and first began operating under the name Vossburg in 1951.[7]
Notable people
- Tom Lester, actor, lived in Vossburg[8]
- Daryl Terrell, American football player, born in Vossburg[9]
