McCool, Mississippi
McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi. The population was 135 at the 2010 census.[2]
 Location of McCool, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′54″N 89°20′35″W / 33.19833°N 89.34306°WCoordinates: 33°11′54″N 89°20′35″W / 33.19833°N 89.34306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Attala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 135 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 129 |
| • Density | 137.38/sq mi (53.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39108 |
| FIPS code | 28-43400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673311 |
History
McCool post office was established September 11, 1883, with Charles W. Thompson as first postmaster.[3] The town was named for James F. McCool, Chancellor of the 6th Chancery court district of Mississippi, and former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[4]
The population was 317 in 1900.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the town is 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2). All of it is land.
Education
The town of McCool is served by the Attala County School District.
Notable people
- Margaret Wade, basketball coach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- John D. Winters, historian, author of The Civil War in Louisiana (1963), was born in McCool but reared in Lake Providence, Louisiana.[5]
References
- ↑ "2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jan 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McCool town, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1996) Mississippi Post Offices, p. 13. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, ISBN 0-943645-35-2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 186.
- ↑ John D. Winters obituary, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, December 10, 1997