Eatonville (also known as Eastonville[1]) is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[2] It is home to North Forrest High School.[3]
Eatonville, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
 Eatonville Road in Eatonville | |
  Eatonville Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′50″N 89°19′45″W / 31.41389°N 89.32917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Forrest |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 669635[1] |
History
editThe oldest church in Forrest County, Providence Baptist Church, was originally built in 1818.[4]
Geography
editThe Eatonville Flat is a geologic feature 1 mile east of Eatonville.[5]
Education
editNorth Forrest High School on Eatonville Road serves grades 7 to 12 and is the only high school in Forrest County School District.[3] The student body is 2/3 African American and 1/5 white.[6] The school colors are royal blue and white.[7] In 2021 Todd Lowery was announced as the new football coach.[8]
Notable people
edit- Clyde Kennard, Korean War veteran and civil rights activist[9]
- Harold Ray Watson, missionary and teacher[10]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eatonville
- ^ Sturkey, William (March 28, 2019). Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-24067-4.
- ^ a b "About Our School - North Forrest High School". About Our School - North Forrest High School.
- ^ Morris, Benjamin (2014). Hattiesburg, Mississippi: A History of the Hub City. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 9781625846693.
- ^ Survey, Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical (March 20, 1941). "Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey". Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "North Forrest High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
- ^ "North Forrest hires Todd Lowery as next football coach | HubCitySPOKES". www.hubcityspokes.com.
- ^ Katagiri, Yasuhiro (2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 124. ISBN 9781496801258.
- ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 603 (As Adopted by Senate and House)". state.ms.us. Retrieved June 15, 2023.