Place:Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States

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NameStarkville
Alt namesBoardtownsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28015979
TypeCity
Coordinates33.463°N 88.82°W
Located inOktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Odd Fellows Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Starkville is a city in and the county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,869 at the 2000 census. The campus of Mississippi State University is partially located in Starkville.

Starkville is an anchor of the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi which consists of Starkville, Columbus, and West Point.

The campus of Mississippi State University is located adjacent to the east of Starkville. As of the fall of 2008, MSU is the state of Mississippi's largest university with 17,824 undergraduates, more than 4,000 graduate students, and more than 1,300 staff. The university is also the largest employer of Starkville. Students have created a ready audience for the Magnolia Film Festival. Held every February, it is the oldest film festival in the state. Other major events held in Starkville and heavily supported by the MSU Student Body are the Dudy Gras Parade, Cotton District Arts Festival, Super Bulldog Weekend, Old Main Music Festival, Ragtime Music Festival, and Bulldog Bash.

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