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Carlisle, Mississippi

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Claiborne

Area code(s)
  
601 & 769

Elevation
  
37 m

State
  
Mississippi

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
691750

Local time
  
Friday 5:27 AM

Carlisle, Mississippi

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 83% Humidity

Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.

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Map of Carlisle, MS 39086, USA

The Bayou Pierre, a tributary to the Mississippi River, flows north of the community.

Carlisle is located on the former Natchez, Jackson and Columbus Railroad, completed in 1882. Known locally as "The Little J", the line ran between Jackson and Natchez, and had various owners, including the Illinois Central Railroad, who abandoned it between 1979 and 1981.

Education

Carlisle is served by the Claiborne County School District.

Notable people

  • Ephren Taylor, self-made teen millionaire; accused by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2012 of running an $11 million Ponzi scheme aimed at African-American churchgoers.

    • References

    Carlisle, Mississippi Wikipedia
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