Rich, Mississippi

Rich, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Rich
Rich
Coordinates: 34°24′58″N 90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W / 34.41611; -90.44472Coordinates: 34°24′58″N 90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W / 34.41611; -90.44472
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Coahoma
Elevation 180 ft (50 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 38617
GNIS feature ID 676627[1]

Rich is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi.

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 population in 1900 was 30. In 1907, Rich had a money order post-office.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rich
  2. "Rich, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 554.
  4. Cowley, Jason (November 19, 2006). "Creator of a Monstrous Hit". The Guardian.


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