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McCrary is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Lowndes County,
Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
. McCrary is located southeast of
Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...
and northeast of New Hope on the Mississippi/Alabama state line. McCrary is located on the former
Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mobile ...
and had a freight and passenger station. The community was once home to a cotton gin and sawmill. A post office operated under the name McCrary from 1898 to 1910.
Roland McMillan Harper Roland McMillan Harper (1878 – 1966) was an American botanist, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and writer. He wrote for the ''Savannah Morning News'' and covered the settlement of Georgia's wiregrass region in the late 19th century. He is known ...
passed through McCrary while documenting the plant life of Mississippi. It has been postulated that
Hernando de Soto Hernando de Soto (; ; 1500 – 21 May, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and '' conquistador'' who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire ...
crossed into Mississippi from Alabama at McCrary.


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Unincorporated communities in Lowndes County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{LowndesCountyMS-geo-stub