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Alcorn, Mississippi
Alcorn, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Alcorn, Mississippi
Alcorn, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Alcorn, Mississippi is located in the United States
Alcorn, Mississippi
Alcorn, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Mississippi
County Claiborne
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID 671128

Alcorn is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. It is the common name given to sites without a name but are around or close to Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University is officially in Lorman, Mississippi by zip code in Jefferson County, Mississippi. A post office operated under the name Alcorn from 1906 to 1954.

Alcorn is the location of four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

  • Bethel Presbyterian Church
  • Canemount
  • Catledge Archeological Site
  • Oakland Chapel (on the Alcorn State University campus)
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