Belen, Mississippi | |
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  Belen, Mississippi  Belen, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′23″N90°21′15″W / 34.27306°N 90.35417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Quitman |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 666767 [1] |
Belen is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Belen is located on Mississippi Highway 316, west of Marks.
Belen is named for the assault that occurred at the Belén Gate during the Battle for Mexico City. John A. Quitman, for whom Quitman County was named for, commanded one of the divisions at this assault. [2] Belen was originally located a few miles east of the current location, but in 1880 it was moved to its current location. The former location became known as Old Belen. A few years later, Leopold Marks founded a mercantile business in Old Belen and changed the community's name to Marks. [3] In 1883, the county seat of Quitman County was moved from Old Belen to Belen. [2] The community was incorporated on March 6, 1888. [4] After the courthouse in Belen burned in 1908, the citizens of Quitman County voted to move the county seat back to Marks in 1910. [3]
Belen is located on Cassidy Bayou, a tributary of the Tallahatchie River. Belen was connected to Greenwood via steamboat service. [5]
In 1900, Belen had a population of 177 and two churches. [5]
The Quitman Quill, a weekly newspaper, was once published in Belen beginning in 1890. [5]
Quitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,176, making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Marks. The county is named after John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 and from 1850 to 1851.
Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,208. Its county seats are Sardis and Batesville. The county is located just east of the Mississippi Delta in the northern part of the state. It is bisected by the Tallahatchie River flowing to the southwest; travel difficulties because of the river resulted in two county seats being established.
Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,390. Its county seat is Clarksdale.
Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,615. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge.
Quitman is a city in and the county seat of Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, along the Chickasawhay River. The population was 2,323 at the 2010 census.
Gulfport is a city in and a co-county seat of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Mississippi, after Jackson, and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Gulfport has a population of 72,926; the metro area has a population of 416,259. Gulfport lies along the gulf coast of the United States in southern Mississippi, taking its name from its port on the Gulf Coast on the Mississippi Sound.
Sardis is a town in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,748. Sardis is one of two county seats for Panola County; the other is Batesville, on the south side of the Tallahatchie River.
Marks is a city in and the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,444.
Greenville is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region. It is the county seat of Washington County. The population was 29,670 at the 2020 Census.
John Anthony Quitman was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. As President of the Mississippi Senate, he served one month as Acting Governor of Mississippi as a Whig. He was elected governor in 1849 as a Democrat, and served from January 10, 1850, until his resignation on February 3, 1851, shortly after his arrest for violating U.S. neutrality laws. He was strongly pro-slavery and a leading Fire-Eater.
Rhinebeck is a village in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Connecticut.
Vance is an unincorporated community in Quitman and Tallahatchie counties, Mississippi. Vance is located on Mississippi Highway 3 northeast of Tutwiler. Vance has a post office with ZIP code 38964.
Essex is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Essex is located on Mississippi Highway 3, north of Marks.
Birdie is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Birdie is located on Mississippi Highway 315, northwest of Marks.
Chancy is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Chancy is located on Mississippi Highway 321, south of Lambert.
Denton is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Denton is located on Mississippi Highway 3, south of Lambert.
Hinchcliff is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Hinchcliff is located on Mississippi Highway 3, north of Marks.
Longstreet is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Longstreet is located on Mississippi Highway 3 southwest of Lambert.
Walnut is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Walnut is located on Mississippi Highway 322, southwest of Lambert.
Winchester is a ghost town in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.
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