Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Houston is located west of the center of Chickasaw County. Mississippi Highway 8 passes through the city, leading east 29 miles (47 km) to Aberdeen and west 18 miles (29 km) to Calhoun City . Mississippi Highway 15 bypasses the city to the west, crossing Highway 8 within a western extension of the city limits.
Houston Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M44) is a public use airport in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. [1] It is owned by the City of Houston and located two nautical miles (4 km ) southwest of its central business district . [ 1 ]
Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census , the population was 17,106. [ 1 ] Its county seats are Houston and Okolona . [ 2 ]
William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), 25th Governor of Mississippi and Mississippi Supreme Court justice 3,336: 435.3 sq mi (1,127 km 2) Simpson County: 127: Mendenhall: SI: 1824: Formed from Copiah County: Josiah Simpson, Mississippi Territory judge and delegate to the 1817 Mississippi Constitutional Convention [25] 25,715: 590.5 sq mi (1,529 km 2 ...
It also includes the cities that are home to the state's two largest universities, Oxford (University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss") and Starkville (Mississippi State University). Area code 662 was created in 1999 in a split of area code 601, Mississippi's original area code created in 1947 as one of the original North American area codes. It ...
It is a Mississippi Landmark. There is also a Chickasaw County Courthouse in Okolona, Mississippi. [1] It was built in 1909–1910 and is the county's third courthouse building. Ruben Harrison Hunt was the architect. [2] It was owned by the Masonic Lodge. [1] It is a contributing property to the Houston Historic District. [3]
The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 157,031, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon. [2] The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.
George County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,350. [1] Its county seat is Lucedale. [2] The county is named for James Z. George, US Senator from Mississippi. George County was included in the Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located adjacent to the ...