Nesbit, Mississippi
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Nesbit, Mississippi — Unincorporated community — 
Nesbit, MississippiCoordinates: 34°52′54″N 90°00′31″W / 34.88167°N 90.00861°WCoordinates: 34°52′54″N 90°00′31″W / 34.88167°N 90.00861°W 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
Municipalities and communities of DeSoto County, Mississippi Cities 
Towns Villages CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesCockrum | Eudora | Handy Corner | Lake Cormorant | Lake View | Lewisburg | Mineral Wells | Nesbit | Pleasant Hill
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neighborhoodsBelle Meade - Berclair - Binghampton - Capleville - Central Gardens - Chickasaw Gardens - Cooper-Young - Cordova - Douglass - Evergreen - Frayser - General DeWitt Spain Airport - Glenview - Harbor Town - Hickory Hill - High Point Terrace - Hollywood - Hyde Park - Lenox - Medical District - Mud Island - Normal Station - Nutbush - Orange Mound - Parkway Village - Raleigh - Riverside - Sherwood Forest - South Main - Uptown - Victorian Village - Vollintine Hills - Whitehaven - Wolfchase
Memphis
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landmarksTennessee: A. Schwab's - Art Museum of the University of Memphis - AutoZone Stadium - Bartlett Museum - Beale Street - Bellevue Baptist Church - Belz Museum - Botanic Garden - Brooks Museum - Burkle Estate - Central Station - Chickasaw Bluff - Children's Museum - Chucalissa Museum - Cotton Museum - Davies Manor - Dixon Gallery and Gardens - Downtown Trolleys - Elmwood Cemetery - FedExForum - Fire Museum - Fort Assumption - Fort Wright - Graceland - Hernando de Soto Bridge - Liberty Bowl Stadium - Libertyland - Lichterman Nature Center - Lincoln American Tower - Magevney House - Mallory-Neely House - Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park - Memorial Park Cemetery - Memphis Cotton Exchange - Memphis International Airport - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis National Cemetery - Memphis Parkway System - Memphis Zoo - Mississippi River - Mississippi River Park - Mud Island Monorail - National Civil Rights Museum - National Ornamental Metal Museum - Oaklawn Garden - Orpheum Theatre - Overton Park - Peabody Hotel - Pink Palace - The Pyramid - Rhodes College - Rock N' Soul Museum - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral - Shelby Farms - Stax Museum - Sun Studio - South Main Arts District - Tennessee Brewery - Tipton County Museum - T. O. Fuller State Park - Tom Lee Park - Union Station - University of Memphis - Victorian Village - Wolf River
Mississippi: Arkabutla Lake - Bally's Casino - DeSoto County Museum - DeSoto Civic Center - Gold Strike Casino - Harrah's Casino (formerly Grand Casino) - Holly Springs National Forest - Horseshoe Casino - Mississippi River - Resorts Casino Tunica - Sam's Town Gambling Hall - Tunica Resorts - Tunica Roadhouse Casino - Wall Doxey State Park
Arkansas: Horseshoe Lake - Mississippi River - Southland Greyhound Park - Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge
Memphis
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suburbsTennessee: Arlington - Bartlett - Brunswick - Capleville - Collierville - Covington - Eads - Ellendale - Fisherville - Germantown - Lakeland - Millington - Somerville - Shelby Forest
Mississippi: Hernando - Holly Springs - Horn Lake - Olive Branch - Senatobia - Southaven - Tunica - Tunica Resorts (former Robinsonville) - Walls
Arkansas: Marion - West Memphis
Metro area counties Categories:- Populated places in DeSoto County, Mississippi
- Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
- Memphis metropolitan area
- Mississippi geography stubs
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