Rich, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 34°24′58″N90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W Coordinates: 34°24′58″N90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Coahoma |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 38617 |
| GNIS feature ID | 676627 [1] |
Rich is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
The settlement is located along the Yazoo Pass waterway.
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]
Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2010 census, the population was 15,378. Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.
Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,151. Its county seat is Clarksdale.
Bolivar County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,145. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, early 19th-century leader of the liberation of several South American colonies from Spain.
The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi which lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth", because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history. It is 200 miles (320 km) long and 87 miles (140 km) across at its widest point, encompassing about 4,415,000 acres (17,870 km2), or, almost 7,000 square miles of alluvial floodplain. Originally covered in hardwood forest across the bottomlands, it was developed as one of the richest cotton-growing areas in the nation before the American Civil War (1861–1865). The region attracted many speculators who developed land along the riverfronts for cotton plantations; they became wealthy planters dependent on the labor of black slaves, who composed the vast majority of the population in these counties well before the Civil War, often twice the number of whites.
The Sunflower River is one of the main tributaries of the Yazoo River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is navigable by barge for 50 miles. It rises in De Soto County, Mississippi near the Tennessee border and flows south for 100 miles to the Yazoo River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. At Clarksdale, the county seat of Coahoma County, the annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is held.
Rena Lara is an unincorporated community located along Mississippi Highway 1 in southwestern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Rena Lara is located on the former Riverside Division of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Rena Lara was once home to two general stores, two grocery stores, and the Richardson and May Land & Planting Company.
Bobo is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.
Rudyard is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 61 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Rudyard is 10 miles north of Clarksdale and two miles south of Coahoma along Old Highway 61 and is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A post office operated under the name Hillhouse from 1899 to 1956.
Mattson, also known as Earnest, is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 49 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
Sherard is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Sherard is located along Mississippi Highway 1, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Clarksdale.
Stovall, also known as Prarieville, is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, along Mississippi Highway 1, 7 miles (11 km) north of Sherard and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Friars Point.
Tinsley is an unincorporated community located in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. Tinsley is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Yazoo City and 4 miles (6.4 km) North of Oil City near U.S. Route 49.
Hillhouse is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Hillhouse is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Rena Lara and 16 miles (26 km) north of Gunnison on Mississippi Highway 1. Hillhouse is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to three general stores. A post office operated under the name Hillhouse from 1890 to 1972.
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.
Claremont, also known as Rose, is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Claremont is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Mattson and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Clarksdale. Claremont is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A post office operated under the name Rose from 1904 to 1905 and under the name Claremont from 1905 to 1932.
Roundaway is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Roundaway is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Clarksdale and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Baltzer on New Africa Road. Roundaway is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A public school was once operated in Roundaway. A post office operated under the name Roundaway from 1905 to 1935.
Hopson 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. A post office operated under the name Hopson from 1857 to 1867. 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. The former Hopson Plantation Company Store is now operated as a restaurant and music venue.
Humber is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
The Carson Mounds,, also known as the Carson Site and Carson-Montgomery- is a large Mississippian culture archaeological site located near Clarksdale in Coahoma County, Mississippi in the Yazoo Basin. Only a few large earthen mounds are still present at Carson to this day. Archaeologists have suggested that Carson is one of the more important archaeological sites in the state of Mississippi.
Roseacres is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
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