Rich, Mississippi

Rich, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Rich is located in Mississippi
Rich
Rich
Rich is located in the United States
Rich
Rich
Coordinates: 34°24′58″N 90°26′41″W / 34.41611°N 90.44472°W / 34.41611; -90.44472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
38617
GNIS feature ID676627[1]

Rich is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

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


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