Meridian, Mississippi
Nickname: Queen City
Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 32°22′29″N 88°42′15″W / 32.37472, -88.70417
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1860
Government
- Mayor	John Robert Smith
Area
- City	45.9 sq mi (118.8 km²)
- Land	45.1 sq mi (116.9 km²)
- Water	0.8 sq mi (1.9 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	39,968
- Density	153.1/sq mi (396.5/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: www.meridianms.org

Meridian is a city located in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. Meridian is the fifth largest city in Mississippi and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 39,968 at the 2000 census. The current population is larger than in the 2000 census. A recent annexation, in addition to seeing many displaced coastal residents after Hurricane Katrina (many of them have made Meridian their permanent residence), have put the population over 40,000. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 1024 pixel, file size: 158 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, at the intersection in front of Central United Methodist Church I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states, which are... This article is about the U.S. state. ... List of Mississippi counties: Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Benton County Bolivar County Calhoun County Carroll County Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clay County Coahoma County Copiah County Covington County DeSoto County Forrest County Franklin County George County Greene County Grenada County Hancock County... Lauderdale County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... A Municipal corporation is a legal definition for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, and boroughs. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Lauderdale County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Map of Mississippi highlighting the Meridian micropolitan area. ...

History

The area which is now Meridian was originally inhabited by the Choctaw Indians, who agreed to vacate their land via the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. Caucasian settlers soon moved into the area, the first of whom was a Virginian named Richard McLemore, who tried to attract people to the area by offering them free land. For other uses, see Choctaw (disambiguation). ... The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was a treaty signed on September 27, 1830 (and proclaimed on 24 February 1831) between the Choctaws (an American Indian tribe) and the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

The original settlement was located in 1854 at the junction of the Mobile & Ohio and the Vicksburg & Montgomery Railroad lines, and was named Sowashee Station after the nearby Sowashee Creek. The town was officially incorporated as "Meridian" in 1860. Even at this time, it was only inhabited by some fifteen families.

The American Civil War broke out shortly after the town was incorporated, and the town's strategic position at the railroad junction made it the home of a Confederate arsenal, military hospital, and prisoner-of-war stockade as well as the headquarters for a number of state offices. After the 1863 Vicksburg campaign, in which Federal troops succeeded in capturing Vicksburg and burning the state capital, Jackson, Union forces under General William Tecumseh Sherman turned eastward. In February 1864, Sherman's army reached Meridian, where they destroyed the railroads and burned much of the area to the ground. After completing this task, Sherman is reputed to have said, "Meridian no longer exists." Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Battle of Vicksburg Conflict American Civil War Date May 18 - July 4, 1863 Place Warren County, Mississippi Result Union victory The Battle of Vicksburg was an American Civil War siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on a well-fortified west-facing cliff on the Mississippi River. ... Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Founded 1822 Government  - Mayor Frank Melton Area  - City  106. ... William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. ...

Despite these traumatic events, the railroad lines at Meridian were repaired in a remarkable turnaround of twenty-six days, and the town experienced a boom in the aftermath of the war. Apparently, Meridian entered a sort of "Golden Age" around the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1890 and 1930 Meridian could claim to be the largest city in Mississippi, becoming a leading center for manufacturing. This period saw the construction of much of Meridian's present-day skyline, including the Grand Opera House, which opened in 1890. By 1900 the city counted some 25,000 residents. This article is about the U.S. state. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ...

After the turn of the century, Meridian saw the construction of a Carnegie library, which now houses the municipal Museum of Art. Later, the Threefoot Building, Meridian's tallest skyscraper, became an important Art Deco architectural landmark. Today the city includes nine separate historic districts and neighborhoods, and boasts the largest collection of downtown historic buildings in Mississippi.^[1] A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

City Government

Meridian is governed by a city council, headed by the Mayor, John Robert Smith. A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ...

• Current Council Members:
  • George Thomas (Ward 1, Vice-President)
  • Mary Perry (Ward 2)
  • Barbara Henson (Ward 3)
  • Jesse Palmer, Sr. (Ward 4, President)
  • John Harris (Ward 5)

The Council Clerk is Pam McInnis.

• Judiciary Officials:
  • Robbie Jones, City Court Judge
  • Beauchamp Jones, Judge Pro Tempore
  • Alfred Cory, City Prosecutor
  • Amanda Rainey, Assistant Prosecutor
  • Joseph Denson, Public Defender

• Executive Officials:
  • Bill Hammack, City Attorney
  • Ken Storms, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Ed Skipper, Finance and Records Director
  • Monty Jackson, Public Works Director
  • Mark Naylor, Parks and Recreation Director
  • Don Farrar, Community Development Director
  • Tim Miller, Fire Chief
  • Benny Dubose, Police Chief
  • H. C. Partridge, Homeland Security Director

Geography and Climate

Meridian is located at 32°22′29″N, 88°42′15″W (32.374841, -88.704160)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 118.8 km² (45.9 mi²). 116.9 km² (45.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (1.64%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Education

• Post-Secondary Institutions:
  • Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus
  • Meridian Community College

• Public Schools:
  • Meridian Public School District [4]

• Private Schools
  • Lamar School

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 39,968 people, 15,966 households, and 10,026 families residing in the city. The population density was 342.0/km² (885.9/mi²). There were 17,890 housing units at an average density of 153.1/km² (396.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.37% African American, 43.99% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 15,966 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,085, and the median income for a family was $31,062. Males had a median income of $29,404 versus $19,702 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,255. About 24.6% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Media and Publishing

Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals

• Meridian Star (published daily) [5]
• Memo Digest (weekly)
• East MS Business Journal (monthly) [6]
• Mississippi Business Journal Online [7]

Television

• WGBC, NBC Affiliate, (Analog 30, Digital 30.1)
• WMDN, CBS Affiliate, (Analog 24, Digital 26.1)
• WTOK, ABC/Fox/The CW Affiliate, (Analog 11, Digital 11.1)
• WMAW, Public Broadcasting (Analog 14, Digital 14.1)

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Radio

AM

• WFFX (1450 AM)
• WMER (1390 AM)
• WNBN (1290 AM)
• WMOX (1010 AM)
• WALT (910 AM)

FM

• WKZB (106.9 FM)
• WJXM (105.7 FM)
• WZKR (103.3 FM)
• WMMZ (102.1 FM)
• WMSO (101.3 FM)
• WYKK (98.9 FM)
• WOKK (97.1 FM)
• WJDQ (95.1 FM)
• WMLV (93.5 FM)
• WMAW-FM (88.1 FM)

Transportation

Railroads

Amtrak's Crescent train connects Meridian with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans. The Amtrak station is located at 1901 Front Street. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Baltimore redirects here. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... “Charlotte” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country State Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... NOLA redirects here. ... The Meridian Amtrak Station, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is served by the passenger train. ...

Air Transportation

The town is served by Meridian Regional Airport to the southwest, located at Key Field, 2811 Airport Boulevard South. Meridian Regional Airport (IATA: MEI, ICAO: KMEI), formerly known as Key Field Airport is a public airport located just southwest of Meridian, Mississippi. ...

Highways

Interstate Highways

• Interstate 20, runs west to Jackson, Mississippi and east to Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Interstate 59, joining with I-20 at Meridian, runs north to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and south to Laurel, Mississippi, and New Orleans.
• An addition to Interstate 85 is planned, and will terminate just across the Alabama state line from Meridian through Demopolis and Selma, Alabama to Montgomery.^[2]

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U.S. Highways

• U.S. Highway 11 runs parallel to Interstate 59.
• U.S. Highway 45 runs north to Columbus, Mississippi and south to Quitman, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama.
• U.S. Highway 80 runs west to Jackson, Mississippi and east to Demopolis, Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama.

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State Highways

• Mississippi Highway 19
• Mississippi Highway 39
• Mississippi Highway 145
• Mississippi Highway 493

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Sites of interest

The Causeyville General Store, opened in 1895, contains a gristmill and has been placed on National Register of Historic Places.

The Frank W. Williams Home, built in 1886, is a fine example of the Queen Anne style of residential architecture. Merrehope is an historical home off of 8th street. General S.D. Lee resided here during the war, and is one of few homes that remained standing after the Civil War.[8]

The city's Grand Opera House, (MSU Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts[9]) is remarkable for being preserved to its original beauty while incorporating the latest in modern technology and amenities. The Grand Opera House and the adjacent Marks Rothenberg Department store were built in 1889 by two half brothers, I. Marks and Levi Rothenberg. In addition to the extensive theatre renovation, the department store was completely transformed into a state of the art conference facility. Together the theatre and conference space make up the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts [10]. Owned and operated by Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus, [11] the MSU Riley Center opened in September 2006. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ...

The Hamasa Shrine Temple Theater houses a 778-pipe organ, the equivalent of a 100-piece symphony orchestra, one of two organs of its kind known to exist. This beautiful theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1928 in the Moorish Revival style and opened as a movie house. At the time, it was one of the largest stages in the United States, second only to the Roxie Theater in New York City. The baroque organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Copenhagen The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by admitting pressurized air (referred to as wind) through a series of pipes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arc de Triomf, Barcelona, 1888. ...

Highland Park houses a Jimmie Rodgers Museum, as well as a 19th century carousel manufactured by Gustav Dentzel. Highland Park Dentzel Carousel has been in operation since 1909, the carousel is a National Historic Landmark and the world's only two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie in existence. The Dentzel Carousel arrived in Meridian in 1909 and has occupied its same location in Highland Park. Its house is the only remaining original carousel building built from a Dentzel blueprint.[12] ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Carousel in Bobbejaanland, Belgium] (Bobbejaan Schoepen Archive) A carousel (or carrousel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers. ...

Key Field is the site of a record setting flight by brothers Fred and Al Key in 1935, and the home of Meridian's Aviation Museum. On June 4, 1935, The Flying Keys, brothers Fred and Algene Key, lifted off in a borrowed Curtiss Robin monoplane named Ole Miss from Meridian, Mississippis airport. ...

Peavey Electronics maintains a museum, featuring memorabilia related to the company and many of the musicians using its equipment, open to the public on the northeast side of Meridian (the company maintains its headquarters in Meridian). Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States. ...

Bonita Lakes is a city-owned, 3,300 acre (13 km²) park on three lakes with hiking trails, golf courses, and the future home of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center, which is pending government legislature for funding. [13].

Famous Meridianites

• Pat Sansone, multi-instrumentalist in bands Wilco and The Autumn Defense
• Winfield Dunn, Former Governer of Tennessee
• John Luther Adams, composer
• Susan Akin, 1986 Miss America
• Moe Bandy, country music singer
• Alex Loeb, famous Mississippi painter
• Jamaal Barksdale, local leader
• James Chaney, slain civil rights worker
• Alvin Childress, actor
• George Cummings, guitarist, songwriter
• Paul Davis, singer
• Steve Forbert, recording artist
• Al Key, aviator and former mayor of Meridian
• Fred Key, aviator
• Greg Keyes, author
• LisaRaye McCoy, actress
• Derrick McKey, professional basketball player
• Fred Phelps, Baptist Preacher and anti-gay crusader
• Jimmie Rodgers, country music singer
• David Ruffin, former lead singer of The Temptations
• Kevin Ivey, Emmy Award Winner
• Taylor Ivey, Musician
• Will Ivy, Musician
• Jimmy Ruffin, singer
• J. H. Rush, founder of Rush's Infirmary, the first private hospital in Meridian
• Elliott Street, actor, formerly known as Bill Elliott
• Sela Ward, actress
• Skeeter Webb, professional baseball player
• Diane Ladd, actress
• Hartley Peavey, Electrical Engineer & founder of Peavey Electronics (which remains headquartered in Meridian)
• Al Wilson, singer and drummer
• Oil Can Boyd, former Major League Pitcher
• Tyler Scarbrough, former Mississippi State baseball player
• Sonny Montgomery, late U.S. representative; much of the town is named for him.
• David Holloway, father of missing teen Natalee Holloway.
• Gayle Wardlow, Delta Blues historian and author of Chasin' That Devil Music[14]
• Hayley Williams, Lead singer of Paramore
• Samuel Mockbee, Architect; MacArthur Fellow
• John Alexander, New York Metropolitan Opera star
• Chanin Barker, Gospel Music Evangelist

Pat Sansone (born June 21, 1969) is a multinstrumentalist in the rock bands Wilco and Autumn Defense. ... Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn (born July 1, 1927) was governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. ... John Luther Adams (born 1953) is a composer whose music embodies the landscapes of Alaska, his home since 1978. ... Susan Akin from Meridian, Mississippi, was Miss America 1986. ... Moe Bandy (born in 1944 in Meridan, Mississippi) is a country music singer, currently performing primarily in Branson, Missouri at the Moe Bandy Theater. ... Alex Loeb A Mississippi painter. ... James Chaney James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was a civil rights worker who was murdered (along with Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman) by members of the Ku Klux Klan. ... Before Dr. Hook, George Cummings was in the Chocolate Papers during the mid-1960s. ... Paul L. Davis (born April 21, 1948 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer, best known for his radio hits which spanned from his first single in 1970 into the early 1980s. ... Steve Forbert, born in 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi, could easily be classified as a one-hit wonder for his song Romeos Tune, which reached number 9 on the Billboard chart in 1980. ... On June 4, 1935, The Flying Keys, brothers Fred and Algene Key, lifted off in a borrowed Curtiss Robin monoplane named Ole Miss from Meridian, Mississippis airport. ... On June 4, 1935, The Flying Keys, brothers Fred and Algene Key, lifted off in a borrowed Curtiss Robin monoplane named Ole Miss from Meridian, Mississippis airport. ... Gregory Keyes is a writer of science fiction and fantasy. ... Lisa Raye McCoy-Misick (born September 23, 1966 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an African American actress. ... Derrick Wayne McKey (born October 10, 1966 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former NBA basketball player who played the most part of his career between the small forward and the power forward positions. ... This article is about the sport. ... Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin) (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968. ... Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1939 in Collinsville, Mississippi) is an African-American soul singer and older brother of David Ruffin, one of the lead singers for The Temptations. ... J. H. Rush (1868-1947?) was a physician who founded the first private hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. ... Sela Ann Ward (IPA: ) (born July 11, 1956) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning television roles as free-spirited Teddy Reed on Sisters (1991-96) and single mother Lily Manning on Once and Again (1999-2002). ... James L. Skeeter Webb (November 4, 1909-July 8, 1986) was a Major League Baseball player. ... This article is about the sport. ... Diane Ladd (b. ... Hartley Peavey is a founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation and a well-known innovator in the musical equipment industry. ... Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States. ... Al Wilson (born 19 June 1939, Meridian, Mississippi) is an African-American soul singer best known for the hits Show and Tell and The Snake. Other well known songs sung by Wilson include Touch and Go, La La (Peace Song) and Ive Got a Feeling (Well Be Seeing... Dennis Ray Oil Can Boyd (born on October 6, 1959 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Gillespie V. Sonny Montgomery (born August 5, 1920) was a congressman representing Mississippi. ... David Scott Holloway (born August 8, 1971) is an American photojournalist. ... Yearbook portrait of Natalee Holloway Natalee Ann Holloway (born October 21, 1986), from Mountain Brook, Alabama, United States, disappeared on May 30, 2005 during a graduation trip in Aruba. ... Hayley Williams is the 18 year old vocalist for Fueled By Ramen band Paramore. ... Paramore is a pop punk band from Franklin, Tennessee. ... Samuel Sambo Mockbee (1944-2001) started the Auburn University Rural Studio program in Alabama, America in 1991 with the help of fellow professor D.K. Ruth. ... John Alexander may refer to: John Alexander VC (d. ...

Notes

External links

• City of Meridian website
• The Meridian Star Newspaper
• History of Meridian's Jewish community (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
• MeridianOnline.info
• Maps and aerial photos for 32°22′29″N 88°42′15″W / 32.374841, -88.70416Coordinates: 32°22′29″N 88°42′15″W / 32.374841, -88.70416
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Topics	Mississippians | Governors | Lieutenant Governors | Legislature | State Parks | Music | History The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, formerly the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, is a non-profit Jewish organization based in Jackson, Mississippi that provides a variety of educational, cultural and religious services to underserved Jewish communites throughout the South. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mississippi. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Founded 1822 Government  - Mayor Frank Melton Area  - City  106. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Governors of Mississippi Territory, 1801–1817 Winthorp Sargent (Federalist) (7 May 1798–25 May 1801) William C. C. Claiborne (Democrat) (25 May 1801–1 March 1805) Robert Williams (Democrat) (1 March 1805–7 March 1809) David Holmes (Democrat) (7 March 1809–10 December 1817) Governors... Lieutenant Governors Presidents of the Senate The Office of Lieutenant Governor was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of President of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office. ... The Mississippi Legislature is comprised of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate. ... This is a list of Mississippi state parks. ... Mississippi is best-known as the home of the blues, which developed among the freed African Americans in the latter half of the 19th century. ... // Native Americans Mississippi was part of the Mississippian culture in the early part of the second millennium AD; descendant Native American tribes include the Chickasaw and Choctaw. ...
Regions	The Delta | Golden Triangle | Gulf Coast | Mississippi Plain | Natchez District | Pine Belt | Tennessee Valley This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. ... The Golden Triangle is a region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... The coastline of Mississippi which is commonly refered to as the Mississippi Gulf Coast is comprised of three Mississippi counties which lie on the Gulf of Mexico: Hancock County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Jackson County, Mississippi. ... The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the largest ecoregion in Louisiana, covers some 12,350 square miles (31,990 square kilometres) of the state. ... The Natchez District was recognized to be the area east of the Mississippi River from Bayou Sara in the South (presently St. ... Image:Piney Woods MS.jpg The Longleaf Pinebelt region of Mississippi The Pine Belt, also known as the Piney Woods, is a region in central Mississippi. ... The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...
Metros	Gulfport-Biloxi | Hattiesburg | Jackson | Memphis (TN) | Pascagoula Metropolitan areas of Mississippi. ... Map of Mississippi highlighting the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. ... Map of Mississippi highlighting the Hattiesburg metropolitan area The Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in southeastern Mississippi that covers three counties - Forrest, Lamar, and Perry. ... Map of Mississippi highlighting the Jackson metropolitan area. ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ... Map of Mississippi highlighting the Pascagoula metropolitan area. ...
Larger Cities	Biloxi | Clarksdale | Clinton | Columbus | Greenville | Gulfport | Hattiesburg | Jackson | Meridian | Olive Branch | Pascagoula | Pearl | Ridgeland | Southaven | Starkville | Tupelo | Vicksburg This article is about the U.S. state. ... Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ... Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. ... Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. ... Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States] on the Tombigbee River. ... Greenville is a city located in Washington County, Mississippi. ... Location of Gulfport in the State of Mississippi Coordinates: , Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Founded Incorporated Government  - Mayor Brent Warr Area  - City  64. ... Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Founded 1822 Government  - Mayor Frank Melton Area  - City  106. ... Olive Branch is a city located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. ... Pascagoula Refinery SkylineU.S. Route 90 Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Pearl is a city located in Rankin County, Mississippi. ... Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Starkville is a city in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. ... Tupelo (IPA: [tu:pÉ™lo]) is the largest city and county seat within Lee County, Mississippi. ... Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. ...
Smaller Cities	Bay St. Louis | Brandon | Brookhaven | Canton | Cleveland | Corinth | Gautier | Greenwood | Grenada | Horn Lake | Indianola | Laurel | Long Beach | Madison | McComb | Moss Point | Natchez | Ocean Springs | Oxford | Pass Christian | Picayune | Waveland | West Hattiesburg (Oak Grove) | West Point | Yazoo City // Aberdeen, Mississippi Amory, Mississippi Bay St. ... Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. ... Brandon is stupid. ... Brookhaven is a city located in Lincoln County, Mississippi. ... Canton is a city located in Madison County, Mississippi. ... Cleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. ... Corinth is a city located in Alcorn County, Mississippi. ... Gautier (go-Chay) is a city along the Gulf of Mexico, west of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Greenwood is situated in Leflore County, Mississippi at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Horn Lake is a city located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. ... Indianola is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi. ... Madison is a city located in Madison County, Mississippi. ... McComb is a city located in Pike County, Mississippi, about 80 miles south of Jackson, just off of I-55. ... Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Melrose, an antebellum home in Natchez, Mississippi. ... Location of city of Ocean Springs, Mississippi (right) on the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, about 2 miles east of Biloxi. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pass Christian (pronounce [1]) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. ... Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. ... West Hattiesburg is the portion of Hattiesburg, Mississippi located in Lamar County, Mississippi. ... West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. ... Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. ...
Counties	Adams | Alcorn | Amite | Attala | Benton | Bolivar | Calhoun | Carroll | Chickasaw | Choctaw | Claiborne | Clarke | Clay | Coahoma | Copiah | Covington | DeSoto | Forrest | Franklin | George | Greene | Grenada | Hancock | Harrison | Hinds | Holmes | Humphreys | Issaquena | Itawamba | Jackson | Jasper | Jefferson | Jefferson Davis | Jones | Kemper | Lafayette | Lamar | Lauderdale | Lawrence | Leake | Lee | Leflore | Lincoln | Lowndes | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Monroe | Montgomery | Neshoba | Newton | Noxubee | Oktibbeha | Panola | Pearl River | Perry | Pike | Pontotoc | Prentiss | Quitman | Rankin | Scott | Sharkey | Simpson | Smith | Stone | Sunflower | Tallahatchie | Tate | Tippah | Tishomingo | Tunica | Union | Walthall | Warren | Washington | Wayne | Webster | Wilkinson | Winston | Yalobusha | Yazoo List of Mississippi counties: Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Benton County Bolivar County Calhoun County Carroll County Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clay County Coahoma County Copiah County Covington County DeSoto County Forrest County Franklin County George County Greene County Grenada County Hancock County... link titlelink title Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Attala County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Benton County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Bolivar County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Chickasaw County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Choctaw County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Claiborne County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Clarke County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Coahoma County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Copiah County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Covington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... DeSoto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Forrest County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... George County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Hancock County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Hinds County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Holmes County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Humphreys County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Issaquena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Itawamba County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lamar County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lauderdale County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Leake County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Leflore County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Lowndes County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Neshoba County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Oktibbeha County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Panola County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pearl River County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pontotoc County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Prentiss County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Quitman County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Rankin County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Sharkey County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Simpson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Smith County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Stone County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Sunflower County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tallahatchie County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tate County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tippah County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tishomingo County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tunica County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Walthall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Webster County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Wilkinson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Winston County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Yalobusha County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Yazoo County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ...