Oxberry, Mississippi facts for kids
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Oxberry, Mississippi
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 Oxberry, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Oxberry, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Grenada |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
38940
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| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692127 |
Oxberry is a small, unincorporated community in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. An "unincorporated community" means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially part of a city or town.
This community is located about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Holcomb, Mississippi and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Cascilla, Mississippi. You can find Oxberry right on Mississippi Highway 35. It's also part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area, which means it's connected to the nearby city of Grenada for things like jobs and the local economy.
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The Story of Oxberry
Oxberry has a cool history, especially in how it got its name and what life was like there long ago.
How Oxberry Got Its Name
The community of Oxberry is named after a man named James Oxberry. He was a Choctaw interpreter. An interpreter helps people who speak different languages understand each other. James Oxberry owned the land around where the community grew.
Life in Early Oxberry
Long ago, Oxberry was a busy place with important industries. The community had a saw mill, which cut down trees into lumber. It also had a cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. Both of these businesses were very important for the local economy at the time.
The Oxberry Post Office
For a while, Oxberry even had its own post office. It was open from 1891 to 1908. A post office helps people send and receive letters and packages.
An Old Road Through Oxberry
Oxberry was once located along a very old road called the Rankin-Memphis Road. This road was built through Choctaw lands. It existed before a big historical event called the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. This treaty was an agreement that changed land ownership in the area.
