Stovall, also known as Prarieville, is an

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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, along

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, north of Sherard and approximately south of Friars Point.

History

Stovall is named after the Stovall family, who owned the land where the

railroad depot A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing such an ...

was located. It is located on the former

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and in 1910 was home to two general stores. The Stovall Gin Company once operated a

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in Stovall. Although Stovall is unincorporated, it has a ZIP code of 38614. A post office operated under the name Prarieville from 1878 to 1885 and began operating under the name Stovall in 1885.

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recorded

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of moder ...

in 1941 and 1942 in Stovall. Carson Mounds, a large

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, is located in Stovall.

Notable people

Eddie Boyd Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994)Dahl, Bill. Eddie Boyd: Biography AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016. was an American blues pianist, singer and songwriter, best known for his recordings in the early 1950s, including the ...

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pianist, singer, and songwriter * Willie Morganfield,

gospel music Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music vary according to culture and social context. Gospel music is compo ...

ian and minister * William Howard Stovall,

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fighter pilot *

(born McKinley Morganfield), blues singer-songwriter

References

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