Blue Springs in Union County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Blue Springs

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Blue Springs Marker

Inscription. First settled as Ellistown in 1838, Blue Springs was formed when the Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad was built in 1888, bypassing Ellistown. Residents then migrated closer to the railroad. In 2007 Blue Springs became the home of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi.

Erected 2014 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 34° 23.517′ N, 88° 52.704′ W. Marker is in Blue Springs, Mississippi, in Union County. It is on County Route 9 south of Road 209, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blue Springs MS 38828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Springs Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Mississippi Normal Institute (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ishtehotopah (approx. 8.8 miles away); Elder Roma Wilson & Rev. Leon Pinson (approx. 9.6 miles away); B.F. Ford School (approx. 9.7 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Old Town Creek, July 15 (approx. 9.9 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Harrisburg July 14 (approx. 10 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Pontotoc Road, July 13 (approx. 10 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Blue Springs. (Submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Blue Springs Marker looking north towards County Road 209 (right turn). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. Blue Springs Marker looking north towards County Road 209 (right turn).

View of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. View of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant.

Located one mile south of marker near Interstate 22.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.