Image MSMap doton Baxterville.png right 200px Location of Baxterville, MississippiBaxterville is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County , Mississippi , United States . It is located in the southwestern portion of Lamar County along Mississippi Highway 13 . The community has one school, Baxterville School, which is part of the Lamar County School District and serves students in grades kindergarten through eight. Nuclear Test Site In the 1960s, Tatum Salt Dome was used as a nuclear detonation site. ref http www.mensetmanus.net salmon sterling site ref References references Lamar County, Mississippi coord 31 05 03 N 89 35 25 W type city region US MS source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Lamar County, Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Category Hattiesburg metropolitan area Mississippi geo stub ... more details
Two other uses the U.S. state of Mississippi the river Mississippi River other uses pp move indef Infobox U.S. state Name Mississippi Fullname State of Mississippi Flag Flag of Mississippi.svg Bird Mockingbird Tree Magnolia Flower Magnolia Blossom Flaglink Flag of Mississippi Flag Seal Mississippi StateSeal.svg Seallink Seal of Mississippi Seal Map Mississippi in United States.svg Nickname The Magnolia State The Hospitality State Motto Virtute et armis MottoEnglish By Valor and Arms Former Mississippi Territory Demonym Mississippian Capital Jackson, Mississippi Jackson OfficialLang English LargestCity ... States R Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant R Legislature Mississippi Legislature Upperhouse Mississippi State Senate State Senate Lowerhouse Mississippi House of Representatives House of Representatives ... ref name USGS LowestElevUS 0 LowestElev 0 ISOCode US MS Website www.mississippi.gov Mississippi ... States . Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River , which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Anishinaabe language Ojibwe word misi ziibi Great River . Mississippi is the List of U.S. states ... 31st most populous of the 50 United States . The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi ... http msucares.com aquaculture catfish Aquaculture Catfish , Mississippi State University ref The state symbol is the magnolia grandiflora tree. Geography Mississippi is bordered on the north by Tennessee ... and on the west, across the Mississippi River, by Louisiana and Arkansas . In addition to its namesake, major rivers in Mississippi include the Big Black River Mississippi Big Black River , the Pearl River Mississippi Louisiana Pearl River , the Yazoo River , the Pascagoula River , and the Tombigbee River . Major lakes include Ross Barnett Reservoir , Arkabutla Lake , Sardis Lake Mississippi Sardis Lake and Grenada Lake . The largest lake in Mississippi is Grenada Lake . File Map of Mississippi ... more details
Mississippi Mills may refer to Mississippi Mills, Ontario , a town in Ontario, Canada Mississippi Mills Wesson, Mississippi , a historic textile mill in Wesson, Mississippi disambiguation ... more details
Hopewell, Mississippi may refer to Hopewell, Benton County, Mississippi Hopewell, Calhoun County, Mississippi Hopewell, Clay County, Mississippi Hopewell, Copiah County, Mississippi Hopewell, Covington County, Mississippi Hopewell, Marion County, Mississippi Warrenton, Mississippi , formerly Hopewell See also Hopewell Landing, Mississippi geodis ... more details
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Bobo, Mississippi may refer to Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi Bobo, Quitman County, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi geodis Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
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Mississippi County is the name of two counties in the United States Mississippi County, Arkansas Mississippi County, Missouri geodis de Mississippi County es Condado de Misisipi fr Comt de Mississippi it Mississippi County nl Mississippi County ja no Mississippi County nds Mississippi County pl Hrabstwo Mississippi pt Condado de Mississippi ru zh ... more details
File Mississippi State Capitol.jpg thumb 300px The Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi Jackson . The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature United States state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi . The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower house lower Mississippi House of Representatives , with 122 members, and the upper house upper Mississippi Senate , with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four year terms without term limits . Legislator compensation is 10,000 as of 2007. ref http www.empirecenter.org html legislative salaries.cfm ref The Legislature convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi Jackson . See also Portal MississippiMississippi State Capitol Mississippi House of Representatives Mississippi Senate External links http billstatus.ls.state.ms.us Mississippi Legislature Notes reflist Mississippi State Senators Mississippi House of Representatives Mississippi Usleg Category Mississippi Legislature Mississippi stub ... more details
Mississippi City, Mississippi , was an Unincorporated area unincorporated community in Harrison County, Mississippi Harrison County , Mississippi , United States . ref name locator http mississippi.hometownlocator.com ms harrison mississippi city.cfm Mississippi hometown locator. ref It was part of the Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport &ndash Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi , Mississippi Gulfport Biloxi metropolitan ... County Seat for Harrison County, Mississippi Harrison County , Mississippi City was one of the most important towns on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the latter half of the 19th century. ref http books.google.com books?output text&id 1iQVAAAAYAAJ&dq history McHenry 2C Mississippi&q Mississippi City v snippet&q Mississippi 20City&f false Dunbar Rowland Editor . 1907. Encyclopedia of Mississippi ... ref Mississippi City was situated on the L&NRR, approximately 71 miles 114 km east of New Orleans. In 1900, the population of Mississippi City was 534 and increased to 800 by 1906. At that time .... Because of the mild climate, the town s beach location on the Mississippi Sound attracted visitors throughout the year. Mississippi City served as the county seat of Harrison County from 1841 to 1902. In 1841, the Mississippi Legislature deliberated over prospective sites for a state university. Numerous Mississippi towns were considered, but in the final ballots, only Mississippi City and Oxford, Mississippi Oxford remained in contention. On January 21, 1841, the lawmakers selected Oxford over Mississippi City by a vote of 58 to 57 as the location for the University of Mississippi . ref http books.google.com books?id nWI2k Awuk8C&pg PA138&lpg PA138&dq University of Mississippi was almost established in Mississippi City, Mississippi&source bl&ots 1EjsIkliya&sig KsFN0MQZODEOtt5KhWs 1OkqAM ... Mississippi 20City 2C 20Mississippi&f false Sansing, David G. 1999. The University of Mississippi a sesquicentennial history. The University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi. ref On February ... more details
Wiktionary Mississippi TOCright Mississippi is a state of the United States of America. Mississippi also may refer to Geography Bodies of water Mississippi River , in central United States Mississippi River Ontario , in Canada Mississippi Lake in Ontario, Canada Jurisdictions Mississippi, former Mississippi Territory in U.S., embracing extent of current Mississippi and Alabama Mississippi County, Arkansas Mississippi County, Missouri Mississippi in Africa , a former colony in Liberia formed by freed slaves from the U.S. Art Mississippi film Mississippi film , a musical starring W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby The Mississippi TV series The Mississippi TV series , a 1983 84 TV series starring Ralph Waite Music Mississippi The Album , an album by U.S. rapper David Banner Mississippi band an Australian ... Foley in 1950 Mississippi song Mississippi song a song by Dutch act Pussycat Mississippi Charlie Daniels song Mississippi Charlie Daniels song a song by the Charlie Daniels Band Mississippi Bob Dylan song Mississippi Bob Dylan song , a song by Bob Dylan, performed by him, Sheryl Crow, & the Dixie Chicks Mississippi , a song by The Charlie Daniels Band on its 1979 album Million Mile Reflections Mississippi , a song by Paula Cole on her 1996 album This Fire album This Fire Mississippi , a recording ... also USS Mississippi Schools Mississippi College Mississippi State University University of MississippiMississippi, the Ole Miss Rebels athletic program Mississippian disambiguation lookfrom Mississippi disambig CU date December 2011 be x old bg br Mississippi cv cy Mississippi de Mississippi et Mississippi t psustus el es Misisipi desambiguaci n eo Misisipo fr Mississippi fy Mississippy gl Mississippi hom nimos ko os is Mississippi it Mississippi disambigua he ka kk ku Mississippi cudakirin lv Misisipi lb Mississippi li Mississippi hu Mississippi egy rtelm s t lap mk ... more details
Rich is an Unincorporated area unincorporated community within Coahoma County, Mississippi Coahoma County , Mississippi , United States . Although it is unincorporated, the zip code is 38617. Thomas Harris grew up in the community. The elevation is 180 feet. Coahoma County, MississippiMississippi Category Populated places in Coahoma County, MississippiMississippi geo stub ... more details
Choctaw may refer to either of the following places in the U.S. state of Mississippi Choctaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi geodis ... more details
Flowers is an Unincorporated area unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi Warren County , Mississippi , United States . It is located approximately three miles east of Bovina, Mississippi Bovina and is part of the Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg Vicksburg micropolitan area Micropolitan Statistical Area . The Ceres Industrial Park, one of many industrial areas in Warren County, is located in Flowers. Warren County, MississippiMississippi geo stub coord missing Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Category Populated places in Warren County, Mississippi vo Flowers ... more details
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Infobox settlement official name Purvis, Mississippi settlement type City nickname motto Images image ..., Mississippi, circa 1956. image flag image seal Maps image map Lamar County Mississippi Incorporated ..., Mississippi image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country ... subdivision name1 Mississippi subdivision type2 List of counties in Mississippi County subdivision name2 Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader ... in Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County , Mississippi , United States . It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 2,164 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County GR ... of real estate which was located, at that time, in Marion County, Mississippi . ref cite web url ... ref In 1871, Purves moved from his home in Greene County, Mississippi Greene County and homesteaded ..., Mississippi Hinds County , and their five surviving children, to the rural property. Dorothy, also ... of Marion County, Mississippi Marion County . The county was named after the Honorable L.Q.C. Lamar , who was elected to Mississippi Congress in 1872 and has one county each in Mississippi , Alabama and Georgia ... courthouse to be built for the sum of 43,516 to P.H. Weathers architect of Jackson, Mississippi Jackson , Mississippi . This beautiful new two story brick and stone building would replace the frame courthouse ... title Rootsweb.com ref The new Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County Courthouse was completed ... fallen into disrepair in the last few years. ref cite book Mississippi Supervisor title Mississippi ... sign 589.svg 20px Mississippi Highway 589 Purvis is part of the area known as the Pine Belt Mississippi ... Service . Retrieved on November 1, 2010. ref The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated area unincorporated Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar ... more details
double image right Flag of Mississippi.svg 194 Mississippi StateSeal.svg 116 The Flag of the State of Mississippi flag of the state of Mississippi The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi Great Seal of the state of Mississippi image Map of USA MS.svg thumb The location of the state of Mississippi in the United States of America image Map of Mississippi NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the state of Mississippi see also Index of Mississippi related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of MississippiMississippi &ndash U.S. state located in the Southern United States , named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson, Mississippi Jackson , which is also the state s largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which had been cleared for cotton cultivation in the 19th century. TOC limit limit 2 General reference Names Common name Mississippi Pronunciation IPA en m s s pi en us Mississippi.ogg U.S. state List of states Official name State of Mississippi ... used on Vehicle registration plates of Mississippi license plates Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia State Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival Mississippi Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym Mississippian Geography of Mississippi Main article Geography of MississippiMississippi is a U.S. state , a State administrative division federal state of the United States of America ... Central United States Demographics of Mississippi Population Population of Mississippi 2,967,297 ... Bureau State & County QuickFacts Mississippi ref Geography of Mississippi Area Area of Mississippi commons Atlas of Mississippi Atlas of Mississippi Places in Mississippi Historic places in Mississippi List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi List of bridges on the National Register of Historic ... more details
Mississippi Mills was a cotton and wool textile manufacturing complex that operated in Wesson, Mississippi during the latter half of the 19th century. By 1892, Mississippi Mills was described as the largest ... Editor . 1907. Encyclopedia of Mississippi history comprising sketches of counties, towns, events ... in 1919. Image MississippiMills 2.jpg thumb 200px right Mississippi Mills textile complex, circa 1890. Establishment In 1864, during the American Civil War , a textile mill in Bankston, Mississippi ... owner, Colonel James Madison Wesson, relocated to Copiah County, Mississippi and established a new textile mill, known as the Mississippi Manufacturing Company. ref http books.google.com books?id q76vD2jQn5QC&pg PA146&lpg PA146&dq Mississippi Mills, Wesson, Mississippi&source bl&ots qqcG 48Lgj&sig ... of Mississippi. The University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi ref The town of Wesson developed ... problems, Mississippi Manufacturing Company was bankrupt by 1871. Captain William Oliver and John T. Hardy bought the mill from Colonel Wesson, but it burned in 1873. Oliver convinced Mississippi ... Mississippi Mills, Wesson, Mississippi&hl en&ei ET4HTrmbEMGXtwfQxKHBDQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 3&ved 0CDQQ6AEwAg v onepage&q Mississippi 20Mills 2C 20Wesson 2C 20Mississippi&f false Stephen E. Cresswell. 2006. Rednecks, redeemers, and race Mississippi after Reconstruction, 1877 1917. The University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi ref Richardson bought out Hardy and took over controlling interest in the enterprise, which became known as Mississippi Mills, with Edmund Richardson ... was five stories high. Under the leadership of William Oliver, from 1873 to 1891, business at Mississippi ... 1880s, Mississippi Mills employed quote text ...1,200 workers to operate 25,000 cotton spindles ... yards of woolen goods and 320,000 pounds of yarn and twine annually . ref name Strickland Mississippi ... Oliver, in 1891, the fortunes of Mississippi Mills began to decline. John Richardson, who succeeded ... more details
Belden, Mississippi , is a place in Lee County, Mississippi Lee County in the U.S. state of Mississippi . It is located at coord 34 18 37 N 88 47 18 W GR 3 . Most of the community is in the city limits of Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo . Prestigious Neighborhoods Oak Meadows St. Andrews Wendover References references Category Geography of Lee County, Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in MississippiMississippi geo stub vo Belden Mississippi ... more details
Pittsburg is an unincorporated area unincorporated town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi Tishomingo County , Mississippi , United States . It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It is located at latitude 34.55139 and longitude 88.20556 with an elevation of convert 557 ft m . External links Tishomingo County, MississippiMississippi geo stub coord missing Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Category Populated places in Tishomingo County, Mississippi vo Pittsburg Mississippi ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image MSMap doton Hermanville.png right Location of Hermanville, Mississippi Hermanville is an unincorporated area unincorporated town in Claiborne County, Mississippi Claiborne County , Mississippi , United States . Education Hermanville is served by the Claiborne County School District . Claiborne County, Mississippi Category Populated places in Claiborne County, Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Mississippi geo stub vo Hermanville Mississippi its nice and have 3 stores ... more details
Whitebury, Mississippi , is a village in Lowndes County, Mississippi Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Mississippi . Whitebury is located at coord 33 25 46 N 88 22 35 W southeast of Columbus, Mississippi Columbus . References cite web url Gnis3 679618 title Whitebury work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 2006 04 26 Lowndes County, MississippiMississippi geo stub Category Populated places in Lowndes County, Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi vo Whitebury ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 Unreferenced date February 2009 Brewer, Mississippi is located between Shannon, Mississippi Shannon , Nettleton, Mississippi Nettleton , Plantersville, Mississippi Plantersville and Verona, Mississippi Verona . It is located 1 4 mile from HWY 45. There are currently two churches in Brewer, Brewer Methodist and Brewer Baptist. References reflist coord missing Mississippi Category Lee County, MississippiMississippi geo stub ... more details
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