Rich,_Mississippi

Rich, Mississippi

Rich, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

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]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rich
  2. [2]
    "Rich, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 112.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. [6]
    Cowley, Jason (November 19, 2006). "Creator of a Monstrous Hit". The Guardian.


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