Place:Mayersville, Issaquena, Mississippi, United States

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NameMayersville
Alt namesGibsonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28009571
Gibsons Landingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28009571
Mount Levelsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28009571
Wadelawnsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28009571
TypeTown
Coordinates32.901°N 91.051°W
Located inIssaquena, Mississippi, United States
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Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area. The population of the majority-black town was 547 at the 2010 census, down from 795 at the 2000 census.

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