Swiftown, Mississippi

Swiftown is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Swiftown is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Morgan City, 10 miles (16 km) north of Belzoni and 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Moorhead along Mississippi Highway 7.[2] It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. Swiftown's ZIP code is 38959.[3]

Swiftown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Swiftown
Swiftown
Coordinates: 33°18′20″N 90°25′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeflore
Elevation
118 ft (38 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38959
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID678502[1]

William Cousins (1927-2018), Illinois Appellate Court judge and Chicago City Council member, was born in Swiftown.[4]

  • View of the community from Mississippi Highway 7
  • Community Center in Swiftown.
  • Swifotwn United Baptist Church
  • Post Office that once operated in the community (closed in 2011)
gollark: So if I tell people I'm called gollark, but I'm actually called hollark, I am considered an illusion?
gollark: So if I lie to people and tell them I am an arbitrarily large swarm of bees...?
gollark: Great? That's probably the definition people practically use anyway.
gollark: That seems ridiculously broad. If I go around lying to people (deception) am I an illusion now?
gollark: Except apioforms.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swiftown, Mississippi
  2. Mississippi Department of Transportation-Leflore County
  3. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. 'Judge William Cousins dies; was prosecutor, independent alderman,' Chicago Sun-Times, January 22, 2018



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