Hidalgo County (; Spanish pronunciation: [iˈð̞alɣ̞o]) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain. It is located in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Hidalgo County was 774,769, making it the eighth-most populous county in Texas. Hidalgo County is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan statistical area, which itself is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission-Rio Grande City, Texas combined statistical area with neighboring Starr County.
Sunflower County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,450. Its largest city and county seat is Indianola.
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,203. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for U.S. President James Madison.
Leake County is a county located in the center of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,805. Its county seat is Carthage. The county is named for Walter Leake, the Governor of Mississippi from 1822 to 1825.
Cleveland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 8,689 at the 2010 U.S. census. The county seat and largest city is Rison.
Edinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 74,569 as of the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 101,170, making it the second largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley region.
Ross Robert Barnett was the Governor of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964. He was a prominent member of the Dixiecrats, Southern Democrats who supported racial segregation.
The Ross Barnett Reservoir is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of shoreline impounded on the south by a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) man-made dam and spillway. The western shore is bounded by the historic Natchez Trace Parkway.
Mississippi Highway 463 is a north–south state highway in Madison County, Mississippi, connecting U.S. Route 51 in Madison to MS 22 east of Flora. It intersects Interstate 55 (I-55) at the state's only single-point urban interchange.
The Pine Belt, also known as the Piney Woods, is a region in Southeast Mississippi. The region gets its name from the longleaf pine trees that are abundant in the region. The Pine Belt includes 9 counties: Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry, and Wayne.
Van Thomas Barfoot was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
Edinburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Missouri, United States, 5 miles (8 km) west of Trenton. As of the 2010 census, Edinburg had a population of 92.
New Edinburg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 127.
Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.
Clover Hill is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Clover Hill is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Lyon and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Rudyard. The community is located on the former plantation of J. T. Fargason. Clover Hill once had a depot on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A post office operated under the name Clover Hill from 1884 to 1935.
Banner is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Banner is located along Mississippi Highway 9W, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Bruce.
Sarepta is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. Sarepta is located along Mississippi Highway 9, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north-northeast of Bruce. A post office operated under the name Sarepta from 1838 to 1986.
Sykes is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Sykes is located on Mississippi Highway 18 8.8 miles (14.2 km) east-northeast of Quitman.
Jim C. Barnett was an American physician who served from 1992 to 2008 in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Shane Barnett is an American politician who has served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 86th district since 2016.
