Country United States County Benton ZIP codes 38647 Local time Monday 8:51 PM | State Mississippi Time zone CST (UTC-6) Zip code 38647 Area code 662 | |
Weather 23°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Michigan City is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi. Although unincorporated, Michigan City has a post office, with the ZIP code of 38647.
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Map of Michigan City, MS 38647, USA
Geography
It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in north central Benton County, just south of the Tennessee state line, approximately three miles north of U. S. Route 72.
Mississippi Highway 702 is called Main Street in Michigan City.
The nearly abandoned Mississippi Central Railroad, which is used only rarely for freight traffic, runs through Michigan City.
History
The majority of the first settlers being natives of the state of Michigan caused the name to be selected.
Davis' Mills Battle Site, a Civil War battlefield listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Michigan City.
References
Michigan City, Mississippi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA