Rich 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
Coahoma County
Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,151. Its county seat is Clarksdale.
The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coahoma County. It is lo ...
,
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 ...
, United States.
The settlement is located along the Yazoo Pass waterway.
History
First called Yazoo Pass Station, the settlement was a stop along a now-abandoned section of the
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also c ...
.
[ The present name is derived from the last name of one Mr. Richenberger, a local merchant.
The population in 1900 was 30.] A post office operated under the name Rich from 1888 to 1994.
Notable person
* Thomas Harris
William Thomas Harris III (born 1940/1941) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, the most notab ...
, writer.
References
Unincorporated communities in Coahoma County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
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