Place:Neshoba, Mississippi, United States

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NameNeshoba
Alt namesNeshoba Cosource: from redirect
Neshobasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates32.75°N 89.1°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1833 - )
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Pearl River
Tucker
Inhabited place
Alice
Arlington
Barfoot
Beatline
Bethsaida
Bloomfield
Bogue Chitto
Bond
Burnside
Choctaw Indian Reservation
Coldwater
Crossroads
DeWeese
Deemer
Dixon
Dover
Dowdville
Fairview
Forestdale
Golden Grove
Good Hope
Herbert Springs
Hope
House
Laurel Hill
Linwood
Longino
McDonald
Neshoba
North Bend
Ocobla
Philadelphia
Sandtown
Spring Creek
Spring Hill
Stallo
Trapp
Union
Waldo
Williamsville
Zaphyr Hill
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Neshoba County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. Its county seat is Philadelphia. It was named after Nashoba, a Choctaw chief. His name means "wolf" in the Choctaw language.

The county is known for the Neshoba County Fair and harness horse races. It is home of the Williams Brothers Store, which has been in operation since the early 1900s.

In June 1964, civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were chased down, tortured, and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan. They were buried in an earthen dam on private property off of Highway 21; Goodman was still alive. Initially treated as a missing persons case, their disappearance provoked national outrage and contributed significantly to the July enactment of the Civil Rights Act by President Johnson.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI), a federally recognized tribe, is based here and has developed one of the largest casino complexes in the state on their reservation. The Silver Star and Golden Moon casinos are the first land-based casinos in Mississippi; these casinos are part of the MBCI's Pearl River Resort in the county.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1833 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1859 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 2,437
1850 4,728
1860 8,343
1870 7,439
1880 8,741
1890 11,146
1900 12,726
1910 17,980
1920 19,303
1930 26,691
1940 27,882
1950 25,730
1960 20,927
1970 20,802
1980 23,789
1990 24,800
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External links

www.neshoba.org/

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