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Country
  
United States

County
  
Forrest

Local time
  
Saturday 11:01 AM

State
  
Mississippi

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Carnes, Mississippi

Weather
  
17°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 24% Humidity

Carnes is a small unincorporated community in southern Forrest County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

Map of Carnes, MS 39455, USA

History

Carnes was settled in 1905 and was originally named Helena. Its name was changed to Carnes in honor of John Carnes, an early settler.

Skull Fork, a community near Carnes, was so named after a fight that occurred at a fork in the road there. In this fight, one of the participants had his skull broken with a whiskey bottle by his opponent.

Geography

Carnes is located at latitude 30.9935178, longitude -89.2597811.

Education

Carnes is served by the Forrest County Public School System.

  • Forrest County Agricultural High School
  • South Forrest Attendance Center

    • Industry

  • Florida Gas Transmission Company - transports natural gas to over 240 delivery points through a 5,000-mile pipeline that extends from Texas to Florida

    • Places of worship

  • Sandhill Baptist Church
  • First Baptist Church

    • Cemeteries

  • J.E. Bounds Memorial Cemetery
  • Lee-Davis Cemetery
  • Seal Cemetery

    • References

    Carnes, Mississippi Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA