Sandtown, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
32°47′41″N 89°00′06″W / 32.79472°N 89.00167°W / 32.79472; -89.00167CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyNeshobaElevation
591 ft (180 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
39350
Area code601GNIS feature ID692207[1]

Sandtown is an unincorporated community located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. Sandtown is approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) southwest of Bogue Chitto along Mississippi Highway 482.

Sandtown's name is derived from the translation of the name of a Choctaw village that previously occupied the site. The village was known as Shinuk Kaha in Choctaw, which translates to lying in the sand.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandtown, Mississippi
  2. ^ Halbert, H. S. (1902). Riley, Franklin L. (ed.). "Bernard Romans' Map of 1772". Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. VI: 428.
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