Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi Pontotoc County courthouse Pontotoc County courthouse Location of Pontotoc, Mississippi Location of Pontotoc, Mississippi Pontotoc, Mississippi is positioned in the US Pontotoc, Mississippi - Pontotoc, Mississippi County Pontotoc The Town Square Museum/Post Office positioned in downtown Pontotoc Pontotoc (lower left) is west of Tupelo (via Highway 278) and south of New Albany Pontotoc is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, positioned to the west of the much larger town/city of Tupelo.
The populace was 5,625 at the 2010 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "Land of Hanging Grapes".
The home was positioned at a crossroad in east Pontotoc County, near the Lee County line.
This historic building homes Pontotoc memorabilia, and continues to operate as a full-service postal service.
The wedding is said to have taken place in Pontotoc County amid a visit by explorer Hernando de Soto.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.6 sq mi (25 km2), of which 9.4 sq mi (24 km2) is territory and 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2) (1.66%) is veiled by water.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town/city of Pontotoc is served by the Pontotoc City School District and the county is served by the Pontotoc County School District .
North Pontotoc High School and South Pontotoc High School are two of the top academic schools in the state of Mississippi.
Some notable inhabitants of Pontotoc include: Terry "Harmonica" Bean, bluesman, is a lifelong resident of Pontotoc.
Delaney Bramlett, singer, songwriter and musician, was born in Pontotoc.
Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, Mississippi's United States Senators as of 2009, were both born in Pontotoc.
In biological sciences, was born in Pontotoc on May 14, 1861.
Elzy is buried in Pontotoc's City Cemetery.
"Bubba" Hyde, Negro League baseball player who played for the Birmingham Black Barons, was born in Pontotoc on April 10, 1908. Cordell Jackson, guitarist, was born in Pontotoc, and is thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange, and promote music on her own modern and roll music label.
Palmer, Illinois jurist and legislator, was born in Pontotoc.
West, librarian and archivist, born in Pontotoc 1873. Municipalities and communities of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Pontotoc This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Mississippi - Cities in Pontotoc County, Mississippi - County seats in Mississippi - Cities in Tupelo micropolitan area
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