Rudyard is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located near
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designat ...
in
Coahoma County, Mississippi
Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,390. Its county seat is Clarksdale. The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coahoma County. It is loc ...
, United States. Rudyard is 10 miles north of
Clarksdale and two miles south of
Coahoma along Old Highway 61 and is located on the former
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system (IC). Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expand ...
. A post office operated under the name Hillhouse from 1899 to 1956.
Notable person
Joseph H. Jackson, a pastor and the longest serving president of the
National Baptist Convention, was born in Rudyard.
References
Unincorporated communities in Coahoma County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
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