Carnes, Mississippi

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

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Education 4 Industry 5 Places of worship 6 Cemeteries 7 References 8 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

Carnes is located at latitude 30.9935178, longitude -89.2597811.^[1]

[edit] Education

Carnes is served by the Forrest County Public School System.

• Forrest County Agricultural High School

[edit] 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

[edit] Places of worship

• Sandhill Church

[edit] Cemeteries

• J.E. Bounds Memorial Cemetery
• Mill Creek Cemetery

[edit] References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Black Creek Watershed
• Transcription of tombstones in Mill Creek Cemetery

• Carnes, Mississippi is at coordinates 30°59′37″N 89°15′35″W / 30.9935178, -89.2597811 (Carnes, Mississippi)Coordinates: 30°59′37″N 89°15′35″W / 30.9935178, -89.2597811 (Carnes, Mississippi)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Forrest County, Mississippi County seat: Hattiesburg Cities Hattiesburg‡ | Petal Communities Brooklyn | Carnes | Fruitland Park | McLaurin | Palmer Footnotes ‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties