Rich, Mississippi

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Rich, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°24′58″N90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W / 34.41611; -90.44472
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Coahoma
Elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
38617
GNIS feature ID676627 [1]

Rich is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

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The settlement is located along the Yazoo Pass waterway.

History

First called Yazoo Pass Station, the settlement was a stop along a now-abandoned section of the Illinois Central Railroad. [1] [2] The present name is derived from the last name of one Mr. Richenberger, a local merchant. [3]

The population in 1900 was 30. [4] A post office operated under the name Rich from 1888 to 1994. [5]

Notable person

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rich
  2. ↑ "Rich, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 112.
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 554.
  5. ↑ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Cowley, Jason (November 19, 2006). "Creator of a Monstrous Hit". The Guardian.


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