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The B.S. Ricks Memorial Library is a historic library in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1975. It is located at 310 North Main Street.
Child Labor in Yazoo City, 1911, photo by Lewis Hine. The community now known as Yazoo City was founded in 1824 with the name Hannan's Bluff. It was later renamed Manchester, then changed to Yazoo City in 1841. Yazoo City became the county seat in 1849. A yellow fever epidemic struck Yazoo City in 1853.
Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743. [1] The county seat is Yazoo City. [2] It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning "River of Death". [3] [4]
The mayor of Yazoo City, Mississippi is elected every four years by the population at large. Being the chief executive officer of the city, the mayor is responsible for administering and leading the day-to-day operations of city government. The current mayor of the city is David "Mel" Starling, who was elected in 2022. [1]
39179 [ 1] Area code. 662. GNIS feature ID. 679194 [ 2] Vaughan (also Vaughans or Vaughn) is an unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi. [ 2] The settlement is 32 mi (51 km) east of Yazoo City .
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. [5] Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719. The outpost withstood an attack from the native Natchez people.
Government. County government. Subdivisions. cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place. There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10. Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28 .
January 24, 2006 (8th St. and Webster Ave. Yazoo City: 2: Bull Homestead: January 17, 2002 (13836 Mississippi Highway 16, E.: Benton: 3: Casey Jones Wreck Site: April 3, 1973 (1 mile north of Vaughan