Stoneville,_Mississippi

Stoneville, Mississippi

Stoneville, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States


Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.

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A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.[3]

Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.[3]

The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[6]

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Notable people


References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
  5. Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 9780313344244.
The Delta Research and Extension Center, now the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center



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