Jayess is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Jayess, Mississippi | |
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  Jayess  Jayess | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′54″N 90°12′21″W / 31.36500°N 90.20583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lawrence |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39641 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 671818[1] |
History
editJayess was named for J.S. Butterfield, owner of the Butterfield Lumber Company.[2] The Butterfield Company laid down a railroad through Jayess in 1912 to transport timber being harvested in the area to the company's sawmill in Norfield, approximately 15 mi (24 km) west of Jayess.[3] J.S. Butterfield's initials were used until the Postal Department changed it in when opened in 1912, to create the name "Jayess.".[2] A post office is still located at the settlement.[4]
Both a sawmill and a cotton gin were located in Jayess.[3][5]
A klavern of the Ku Klux Klan was located in Jayess during the early 1960s.[6]
The Jayess Baptist Church is located at the settlement.[7] Located west of Jayess is the Boyd-Cothern House, constructed in 1837, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[8]
Notable people
edit- Jimmy Boyd, singer, musician, and actor best known for 1950s holiday hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus."[9]
- Clem Nettles, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[10]
- Ineva May-Pittman, civil rights activist; recipient of Jackson, Mississippi City Council's 2015 "Woman of the Year" award.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jayess
- ^ a b "Towns and Communities of Lawrence County, Mississippi". MS Genealogy. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Beard, Lewis Jackson (October 9, 2009). "Jayess, Mississippi: Pictures from the Past". Jayess, Mississippi: Pictures from the Past.
- ^ "Jayess". PostOfficeFinder.org. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1975. p. 430.
- ^ Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives. United States Congress, House Committee on Un-American Activities. 1966. p. 1583.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jayess Baptist Church
- ^ "Boyd-Cothern House". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Noteworthy: The Mississippi origins of 'Mommy Kissing Santa' | HubCitySPOKES". www.hubcityspokes.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Criminal Alien Requirement (Florida, Mississippi and Georgia): Environmental Impact Statement. Vol. 2. U.S. Department of Justice. 2001. pp. VIII-10.
- ^ Morris, Tiyi Makeda (2015). Womanpower Unlimited and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi. University of Georgia Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780820347301.
- ^ Mustafaa, Ayesha K. (March 26, 2015). "City Council Meeting at JSU eCenter Draws Huge Turnout" (PDF). The Mississippi Link.