Vossburg is an

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 Jasper County,

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 ...

, United States. Its ZIP code is 39366.

History

Vossburg is located on the

Norfolk Southern Railway The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...

. The community was incorporated in 1900. The incorporation charter was repealed on March 17 in 1904. The community was once home to an

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office, four stores, a church, school, and cotton gin. The community was also home to a Lithia spring that was used for its purported healing qualities. The Vossburg Lithia Springs Company (based in Gulfport) advertised nationally and claimed that the water healed "

albuminuria Albuminuria is a pathological condition wherein the protein albumin is abnormally present in the urine. It is a type of proteinuria. Albumin is a major plasma protein (normally circulating in the blood); in healthy people, only trace amounts of i ...

diabetes mellitus Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

, uric acid diathesis, nd

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...". A post office operated under the name Vosburgh from 1882 to 1893, under the name Vosburg from 1893 to 1951, and first began operating under the name Vossburg in 1951.

Notable people

Tom Lester Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show '' Green Acres''. He appeared in two feature animal films, ''Gordy' ...

, American actor, lived in Vossburg. *

Daryl Terrell Daryl Lamon Terrell (born January 25, 1975) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Jones Count ...

, American football player, was born in Vossburg.Daryl Terrell, NFL profile
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Notes

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