Basin, Mississippi

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Basin (originally Helveston) is an unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, United States. Prior to the creation of George County, Basin was located in Jackson County.{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://archive.org/details/mississippicomp01rowlgoog/page/n5 | volume = 1 | page = 218}}

A post office operated under the name Basin from 1887 to 1922.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=George | title=George County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=9 December 2020}}

The Basin soil series is named for the community.{{cite book|author=Rex E Davis|title=Soil Survey of George County, Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bT5jtw-KMBQC&pg=PA9|year=1971|publisher=U.S. Soil Conservation Service|pages=9}}