Stoneville, Mississippi | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Stoneville Post Office
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Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W / 33.42389°N 90.91500°WCoordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W / 33.42389°N 90.91500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 38776 |
GNIS feature ID | 678311 |
Stoneville is an unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.
A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.
Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.
The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.