Walnut, Mississippi | |
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  Walnut, Mississippi  Walnut, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′56″N90°23′56″W / 34.14889°N 90.39889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Quitman |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692305 [1] |
Walnut is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Walnut is located on Mississippi Highway 322, southwest of Lambert.
The Parker family was murdered in Walnut in 1990. [2]
Tunica County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,782. Its county seat is Tunica. The county is named for the Tunica Native Americans. Most migrated to central Louisiana during the colonial period.
Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,715. Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.
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.
Leake County is a county in the center of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,275. Its county seat is Carthage. The county is named for Walter Leake, the Governor of Mississippi from 1822 to 1825.
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 County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,235, making it the second-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Georgetown. The county was created on December 10, 1858, and named after General John A. Quitman, leader in the Mexican–American War, and once Governor of Mississippi. In November 2006, residents voted to consolidate the city government of Georgetown and the county government of Quitman into a consolidated city-county.
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.
Lambert is a town in Quitman County, Mississippi. The population was 1,273 at the 2020 census.
Marks is a city in and the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,444.
Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The city was named for John A. Quitman, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, and once governor of Mississippi.
Crenshaw is a town in Panola and Quitman counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 885 in the 2010 census.
Crowder is a town in Panola and Quitman counties in the state of Mississippi. The population was 712 at the 2010 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.
Wyatt Emory Cooper was an American author, screenwriter, and actor. He was the fourth husband of Vanderbilt family heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and the father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
Belen is an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. Belen is located on Mississippi Highway 316, west of Marks.
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.
Cedric Burnett is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He has represented the state's 9th House district, composed of parts of Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties, since 2016.
On February 2, 1990, 58-year-old Carl Parker, his wife, 45-year-old Bobbie Jo Parker, and their two children, 12-year-old Gregory Parker and 9-year-old Charlotte Jo Parker, were tortured and murdered in their isolated rural home in Walnut, Quitman County, Mississippi. After leaving a Church Bible study class that evening, the family returned home and stumbled upon an apparent burglary. Each family member was tied up, assaulted, and tortured. The burglars cut off Carl's finger to remove his wedding ring and also took turns raping Charlotte. All four family members were then shot multiple times. To conceal the crime, the perpetrators set the house on fire. Carl, Bobbie, and Gregory all died from gunshot wounds, while Charlotte was found to have died from smoke inhalation.
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