Cayce, Mississippi (original) (raw)

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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Cayce, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°57′19″N 89°37′05″W / 34.95528°N 89.61806°W / 34.95528; -89.61806
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marshall
Elevation 420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID 668177[1]

Cayce, (also known as Bainville or Banesville[1]) is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.

The community was first known as Bainsville and was settled prior to the Civil War.[2] A post office operated under the name Banesville from 1884 to 1888 and under the name Cayce from 1888 to 1907.[3] In 1900, Cayce had a population of 36.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Cayce". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Marshall County". boydroots.net. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 381.
  5. ^ Guralnick, Peter. "Rufus Thomas". Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 11, 2023.