Brooklyn is a small

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southern

Forrest County Forrest County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,934. Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedfor ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Brooklyn was settled in association with the construction of an early railroad in the area, the

Gulf and Ship Island Railroad The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (G&SI) was constructed in the state of Mississippi, USA, at the turn of the 20th century to open a vast expanse of southern yellow pine forests for commercial harvest. In spite of economic uncertainty, entrepren ...

. The town was originally called Bullis after one of the construction engineers. It was later renamed Brooklyn after one of the pioneer families. Brooklyn was once home to three pine lumber mills, multiple general stores, three drugs stores, and a grocery store. A school once operated in Brooklyn. A post office first began operation under the name Brooklyn in 1897. Two of the early settlers, John and Sam Perkins, ran the Perkins Merchandise store and Perkins Ferry on Black Creek. At that time, Black Creek was used to raft logs cut from the pine forests surrounding Brooklyn down to the trade center of

Pascagoula The Pascagoula (also Pascoboula, Pacha-Ogoula, Pascagola, Pascaboula, Paskaguna) were an indigenous group living in coastal Mississippi on the Pascagoula River. The name ''Pascagoula'' is a Mobilian Jargon term meaning "bread people". Choctaw ...

Geography

Brooklyn is located at latitude 31.0562946, longitude -89.1861676.

Transportation

Brooklyn is served by U.S. Route 49.

Education

The City of Brooklyn is served by the

Forrest County School District The Forrest County School District is a public school district with its headquarters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi ( USA) It serves sections of Forrest County, including portions of Hattiesburg, Glendale, and Rawls Springs. Brooklyn is the larg ...

. Also located in Brooklyn are

Forrest County Agricultural High School Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) is a public, secondary school in Brooklyn, in unincorporated Forrest County, Mississippi (United States). The school provides education to grades 9 12. Forrest County AHS is the only independently ...

(grades 9-12) and South Forrest Attendance Center (grades 1-8). FCAHS students are known as " Aggies." SFAC students are known as "Rebels."

Places of worship

* Clear Creek

Methodist Protestant Church The Methodist Protestant Church (MPC) is a regional Methodist Christian denomination in the United States. It was formed in 1828 by former members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, remaining Wesleyan in doctrine and worship, but adopting ...

* First Baptist Church of Brooklyn * Trueway Baptist Church * Black Creek Baptist Church * Brooklyn

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

* Fellowship Chapel Non-Denominational Church * Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Recreation

* Black Creek,

's only

National Wild and Scenic River The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...

, a popular destination for canoeing, fishing, and camping. *

De Soto National Forest De Soto National Forest, named for 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, is of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It is one of the most important protected areas for the biological diversity of the Gulf Coast ecoregion of North Ame ...

, a national forest surrounding Brooklyn.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Brooklyn has a Humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Notable person

* Harold Ray Watson, missionary and

agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the ...

External links

A History of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad

References

* Brieger, James. ''Hometown, Mississippi.'' (1997). {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Forrest County, Mississippi Hattiesburg metropolitan area