Cascilla, Mississippi | |
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  Cascilla, Mississippi  Cascilla, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′24″N 90°00′15″W / 33.85667°N 90.00417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Tallahatchie |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38920 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 668133[1] |
Cascilla is an unincorporated rural hamlet located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cascilla is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Paynes and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Charleston, at and about the intersection of Cascilla Road and Smith Road. There is a general store at Cascilla, and the post office serving zip code 38920, along with several homes.
Jamie L. Whitten, the second-longest serving U.S. Representative and the fifth-longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, was born in Cascilla.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascilla, Mississippi
- ^ "WHITTEN, Jamie Lloyd, (1910 - 1995)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2014.