Eagles Nest, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

34°17′31″N 90°28′02″W / 34.29194°N 90.46722°W / 34.29194; -90.46722CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyCoahomaElevation

164 ft (50 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

38639

Area code662GNIS feature ID^[1]

Eagles Nest is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Eagles Nest is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Jonestown and approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of Belen. Eagles Nest is named for the former plantation of James L. Alcorn,^[2] which in turn received its name from an eagle's nest that was built near the site.^[3] The community is located on the former Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway.^[4] A post office operated under the name Eagles Nest from 1887 to 1909.^[5]

Notable person

James L. Alcorn, governor of Mississippi from 1870 to 1871. Alcorn is buried near the site of his former home in Eagles Nest.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagles Nest, Mississippi
^ Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State. Univ. Press of Mississippi. November 12, 2010. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-60473-289-4.
^ Mississippi Historical Society (1902). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. The Society. p. 249.
^ Howe, Tony. "Eagles Nest, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 667.