Harmontown, Mississippi

Harmontown, Mississippi
Harmontown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
	Harmontown Harmontown
	Coordinates: 34°32′25″N 89°38′54″W / 34.54028°N 89.64833°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lafayette
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	670925

Harmontown is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Harmonton from 1879 to 1914.^[2] In 1900, Harmontown had a population of 75.^[3]

The Lafayette County Fire Department and Lafayette County Sheriff's Office are responsible for fire and police service.^[4]

Notable people

R.L. Burnside, blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist^[5]

References

^ "Harmontown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 839.
^ "Station 1 (Harmontown)". Lafayette County Fire Department. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "Blues Veteran R.L. Burnside Dies". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

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[1] "Harmontown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[3] Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 839.

[4] "Station 1 (Harmontown)". Lafayette County Fire Department. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[5] "Blues Veteran R.L. Burnside Dies". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Oxford
City	Oxford	Map of Mississippi highlighting Lafayette County
Towns	Abbeville Taylor
CDPs	Paris Tula University
Other communities	Denmark Harmontown Springdale Yocona
Ghost town	Dogtown Orwood Riverside
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Harmontown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Harmontown Show map of Mississippi Harmontown Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°32′25″N 89°38′54″W / 34.54028°N 89.64833°W / 34.54028; -89.64833
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lafayette
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	670925^[1]