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Sparta was once home to two churches and a school. [2] A post office operated under the name Sparta from 1850 to 1905. [3]Company H of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (known as "The Spartan Band") was enlisted at Sparta on March 23, 1861. [4]
While there is a real Sparta located in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, the version of Sparta shown on television is very different from the real town. For example, the TV Sparta is situated along Interstate 20 in Newton County, while the real town is nowhere near any interstate. During the first season, Hammond, Louisiana was the site of the ...
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] The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years.
Sparta, Mississippi In the Heat of the Night: CBS, NBC Sparta is a fictional town in Mississippi. It was filmed in Hammond, Indiana and also Covington, Georgia. Mystic Falls The Vampire Diaries: CW Hometown to the main characters of the series.
The original novel was set in the (fictional) town of "Wells, South Carolina", but the name of the town was changed to Sparta so that the filmmakers could use the existing signage and storefronts. [4] The producers were unaware that "Sparta, Mississippi" was a real town, and the film's depiction bears little resemblance to the real community.
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A post office was established at Sparta in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [2] Sparta took its name from Sparta Township. [3] Sparta's progress in the 1840s was checked by an outbreak of cholera. [4] The community has two churches, Sparta First Baptist Church and South Sparta Church.
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