Nesbit
Nesbit is a former unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is now located within the city limits of Hernando.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Nesbit, Mississippi • Settlement Type — Unincorporated community • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Mississippi • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — DeSoto • Timezone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Timezone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation Ft — 279 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 38651 • Area Code — 662 • Blank Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank Info — 690351
History
History
A post office operated under the name Nesbits Station from 1869 to 1881 and began operating under the name Nesbit in 1881. In the early 1900s, an academy, two churches, and a sawmill were located in Nesbit. Nesbit is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.
Geography
Geography
Nesbit is approximately 7 mi south of Horn Lake, approximately 9 mi south of Southaven and approximately 5 mi north of Hernando near U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55.
Notable people
Notable people
• Kenny Brown, blues guitarist (born 1953; grew up in Nesbit) • Mississippi Joe Callicott, blues singer and guitarist (1899-1969; was born and lived in Nesbit) • Simon Bolivar Dean, member of the Mississippi Senate • Olivia Holt, teen actress on TV series Kickin' It (born 1997) • Jerry Lee Lewis, musician
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Nesbit, Mississippi, revision 1369404736 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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