Nesbit, Mississippi


Nesbit is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, 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 Illinois Central Railroad.

Geography

Nesbit is approximately south of Horn Lake, approximately south of Southaven and approximately north of Hernando near U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55.

Notable people