Lewisburg 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 ...

located in DeSoto County,

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, United States. Lewisburg is approximately south of

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and approximately north of

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along

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. A post office began operation under the name Lewisburg in 1872.

Education

Lewisburg is served by the DeSoto County School District Lewisburg Primary School serves students from Kindergarten to 1st grade. Lewisburg Elementary School serves students grades 2-3. Lewisburg Intermediate School serves grades 4-5. Lewisburg Middle School serves grades 6-8, and

Lewisburg High School Lewisburg High School is a suburban public high school located in Lewisburg, Mississippi, United States (with an Olive Branch, Mississippi, Olive Branch postal address). It opened in the fall of 2006, with there being no graduating class for the ...

serves grades 9-12.

Notable person

John C. Lauderdale John Cobb Lauderdale (September 20, 1872 - June 4, 1951) was an American teacher, farmer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century. Biography John Cobb Lauderdale was born in ...

, 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 and the

Mississippi Senate The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the Lower house, lower Mississippi House of Represen ...

from 1940 to 1944

References

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