Banner is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Calhoun County, Mississippi Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,266. Its county seat is Pittsboro. The county is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from Sou ...

, United States. Banner is located along

Mississippi Highway 9W Mississippi Highway 9W (MS 9W) is a long state highway located in northern Mississippi. The southern terminus of the route is at MS 9 north of Bruce in Calhoun County while the northern terminus is at MS 7 south of Oxford in Lafayette Coun ...

, north-northwest of

Bruce The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

History

The population in 1900 was 114. Around that time, the settlement had a money order post office, two churches, and several stores. A post office first began operation under the name Banner in 1850.

Notable people

* Jim Joe Edwards, professional baseball player from 1922–1928. * Ula B. Ross, member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ...

from 1916 to 1920

References

Unincorporated communities in Calhoun County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{CalhounCountyMS-geo-stub