Napoleon
Napoleon is an unincorporated community located on the Pearl River in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. A post office operated under the name Napoleon from 1847 to 1905.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Hancock County, Mississippi
- Also known as: “Napoleon, Mississippi” and “Napoleon, MS”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gainesville and Pearlington.
Gainesville
Locality
Gainesville is a ghost town located in Hancock County, Mississippi, near the border of Louisiana. Formerly a thriving port on the Pearl River, the town underwent marked decline due to the emergence of railways in the mid-19th century. Gainesville is situated 1½ miles northwest of Napoleon.
Pearlington
Village
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pearlington is a census-designated place in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on U.S. Route 90, along the Pearl River, at the Louisiana state line. Pearlington is situated 6 miles south of Napoleon.
Napoleon
- Category: unincorporated community in the United States
- Location: Hancock, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.32803° or 30° 19′ 41″ northLongitude
-89.62706° or 89° 37′ 37″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
862G89HF+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 153698414OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Napoleon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拿破崙”
- French: “Napoleon”
- Persian: “ناپلئون، میسیسیپی”
- Persian: “ناپلئون”
- South Azerbaijani: “ناپولئون، میسیسیپی”
- Urdu: “نپولین، مسیسپی”
- Urdu: “نپولین”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Napoleon Cemetery and Spring Branch Cemetery.
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