Nesbit 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 ...

in DeSoto County,

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, United States.

History

A post office operated under the name Nesbits Station from 1869 to 1881 and began operating under the name Nesbit in 1881. In the early 1900s, an academy, two churches, and a sawmill were located in Nesbit. Nesbit is located on the former

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Geography

Nesbit is approximately south of Horn Lake, approximately south of Southaven and approximately north of Hernando near

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and

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Climate

Notable people

* Kenny Brown, blues guitarist (born 1953; grew up in Nesbit) * Mississippi Joe Callicott, blues singer and guitarist (1899-1969; was born and lived in Nesbit) * Olivia Holt, teen actress on TV series '' Kickin' It'' (born 1997) *

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, musician

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in DeSoto County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Memphis metropolitan area