Nesbit, Mississippi

Nesbit, Mississippi
—  Unincorporated community  —
Nesbit, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°52′54″N 90°00′31″W / 34.88167°N 90.00861°W / 34.88167; -90.00861Coordinates: 34°52′54″N 90°00′31″W / 34.88167°N 90.00861°W / 34.88167; -90.00861
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Desoto
Elevation	279 ft (85 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38651
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	690351[1]

Nesbit is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. Nesbit is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Horn Lake, approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Southaven and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Hernando near U.S. Highway 51 and Interstate 55.

Notable residents

• Kenny Brown, blues guitarist (born 1953; grew up in Nesbit)
• Mississippi Joe Callicott, blues singer and guitarist (1900-1969; was born and lived in Nesbit)
• Jerry Lee Lewis, rock and roll singer and pianist (born 1935; has lived in Nesbit since 1972)
• Nia A'Yara Stein, poet and editor (born 1971; grew up in Nesbit and has a family farm there since the 1800's)

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nesbit, Mississippi