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Welcome to Bankston ...

So far, we found very little information about Bankston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bankston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bankston, please Contact Us.

Bankston would have been located within present day Choctaw County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bankston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Time Zone: The area where Bankston was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bankston was located: 662

Communities Also Named Bankston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bankston - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bankston.

Communities near Bankston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bankston.

  • Eupora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
    • Eupora is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <4>
  • Ackerman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maben
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mathiston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilmichael
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Weir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Ethel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • French Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
    • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <4>
  • Walthall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bankston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bankston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bankston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bankston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bankston. See our Newspapers Page for Bankston.

Adding Bankston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bankston in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bankston was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bankston in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Bankston post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bankston.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bankston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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