Philipp is an

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in southern Tallahatchie County,

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, United States, along Mississippi Highway 8. Philipp is east of Minter City and west of Holcomb. Although Philipp is an

, it has a

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with a ZIP code of 38950.

History

The community was founded by Emanuel L. Philipp (later

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) when he was the manager of a lumber company from 1894 to 1902 in

. John Lee Webb did construction projects in Philipp.

Transportation

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’s '' City of New Orleans'', which operates between

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and

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, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Greenwood, to the south.

Education

It is zoned to the

West Tallahatchie School District The West Tallahatchie School District (WTSD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Charles M. George Facility for Educational Services in unincorporated area, unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Tallahatchie County ...

. The local schools for West Tallahatchie are R. H. Bearden Elementary School and

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. At one time the Philipp Consolidated School was located in the community. In 1957 the West Tallahatchie district announced that the property was for sale. At a later point, Black Bayou Elementary School in Glendora served southern parts of the West Tallahatchie district.
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. The district decided to close Black Bayou in 1998.
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. West District Middle School (now Bearden) served as a middle school for the West Tallahatchie area. Coahoma Community College is the designated community college for Tallahatchie County.Student Residency

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. Coahoma Community College. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. "Out-of-District Resident: A student who does not live within Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties but does live in some other county in Mississippi." File:PhilippiMisssissippiVFD.jpg, Philipp Volunteer Fire Department File:PhilippMississippiPostOffice.jpg, Philipp Post Office

References

Unincorporated communities in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{TallahatchieCountyMS-geo-stub