Joplin

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · MISSISSIPPI

A historical populated place in Attala County, Mississippi, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Joplin
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Mississippi
County: Attala County
USGS Map: Ethel South
Coordinates: 33.0312409, -89.4653505
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GNIS Feature ID: 710901

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Settled 1870

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 710901. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Baily, Francis. Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 and 1797. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1969.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.