Savoy, Mississippi
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Savoy is an unincorporated community in
Lauderdale County, Mississippi Lauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of 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 so ...
, United States. Its ZIP code is 39307.


History

Located seven miles southwest of
Meridian, Mississippi Meridian is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, seventh largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 41,148 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated population in 2018 of 36,347. It is the count ...
, Savoy was first established sometime in 1883 under the name of Corrine as a right of way on the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad. In 1896, the name was shortened to Corry, and finally to Savoy in 1903. The railroad had a passing siding and house track here at one point. A post office was established here in 1900 before being abolished in 1913.


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Unincorporated communities in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{LauderdaleCountyMS-geo-stub