Errata, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
31°45′32″N 89°03′36″W / 31.75889°N 89.06000°W / 31.75889; -89.06000CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyJonesElevation
308 ft (94 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)601 & 769GNIS feature ID691557[1]

Errata (also spelled Erata[2]) is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Mississippi. Errata is located on U.S. Route 11 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Sandersville.

Errata is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was once home to nine different sawmills and a grocery store.[2]

Albennie Jones, a blues and jazz singer who recorded in the mid and late 1940s, was born in Errata.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Errata, Mississippi
  2. ^ a b Howe, Tony. "Erata, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jones County Blues". Mississippi Blues Commission.
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