McCool, Mississippi

McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.

History
McCool post office was established September 11, 1883, with Charles W. Thompson as first postmaster.Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1996) Mississippi Post Offices, p. 13. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot,  The town was named for James F. McCool, Chancellor of the 6th Chancery court district of Mississippi, and former speaker
of the Mississippi House of Representatives.

The population was 317 in 1900.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the town is . All of it is land.

Education
The town of McCool is served by the Attala County School District.

Notable people
 Margaret Wade, basketball coach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
 John D. Winters, historian, author of The Civil War in Louisiana (1963), was born in McCool but reared in Lake Providence, Louisiana.John D. Winters obituary, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, December 10, 1997

References

Category:Towns in Mississippi