Rich, Mississippi

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

Rich, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°24′58″N 90°26′41″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	180 ft (50 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	38617
GNIS feature ID	676627[1]

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

• Thomas Harris, writer.[6]

References

1. 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. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 554.
5. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
6. Cowley, Jason (November 19, 2006). "Creator of a Monstrous Hit". The Guardian.