Hopson, Mississippi

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Hopson, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 34°09′31″N90°32′47″W / 34.15861°N 90.54639°W / 34.15861; -90.54639 Coordinates: 34°09′31″N90°32′47″W / 34.15861°N 90.54639°W / 34.15861; -90.54639
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Coahoma
Elevation
167 ft (53 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38614
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID671454 [1]

Hopson (also known as Hopson Plantation or Hopson Spur) is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, south of Clarksdale and U.S. Route 61 along U.S. Route 49. Hopson is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. [2] A post office operated under the name Hopson from 1857 to 1867. [3] In 1944 The Hopson Planting Company used International Harvester cotton pickers to harvest cotton, becoming the first farm to mechanically cultivate and produce an entire cotton crop. [4] The former Hopson Plantation Company Store is now operated as a restaurant and music venue. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopson, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Hopson's Spur, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. Judith Coleman Flowers; Carnegie Public Library (14 March 2016). Clarksdale and Coahoma County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4396-5503-0.
  5. June Davis Davidson (3 June 2014). Country Stores of Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 107. ISBN   978-1-62585-125-3.
  6. "Hopson Planting Co". Mississippi Blues Trail. Retrieved 9 June 2020.