Oxford, Mississippi, United States

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Oxford, Mississippi, United States, is a small Southern college town best known as the longtime home of the University of Mississippi and the literary center associated with Nobel Prize–winning author William Faulkner.

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Oxford, Mississippi 39
Oxford, Mississippi, United States canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
college town
areaCode 662
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinates approximately 34.366°N 89.519°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lafayette County
demographicCharacteristic large student population relative to total population
economicBase higher education
retail and services
tourism
event Double Decker Arts Festival
Oxford Conference for the Book
foundedBy Lafayette County Commissioners
foundingDate 1837
governingBody Oxford Board of Aldermen
governmentType mayor–alderman form of government
hasLandmark Lafayette County Courthouse
Lyceum–The Circle Historic District
Rowan Oak
The Square (Oxford Courthouse Square)
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
knownFor Southern cuisine and restaurants
University of Mississippi
association with William Faulkner
literary heritage
music and arts scene
literaryAssociation Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner
William Faulkner
Yoknapatawpha County
surface form: Yoknapatawpha County (fictional setting based on area around Oxford)
media Oxford Eagle (local newspaper)
The Daily Mississippian (student newspaper at University of Mississippi)
metropolitanArea Oxford, Mississippi micropolitan area
namedAfter Oxford
surface form: Oxford, England
nickname Oxf
The Velvet Ditch
partOf Southern United States
surface form: American South
population approximately 25,000 (city proper, early 2020s)
postalCode 38655
38677
region Northern Mississippi
role county seat of Lafayette County
sportsCulture college football centered on Ole Miss Rebels
state Mississippi
timezone Central Time Zone
timezoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportation served by Mississippi Highway 6
served by Mississippi Highway 7
university University of Mississippi

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William Faulkner placeOfBurial Oxford, Mississippi, United States
William Faulkner residence Oxford, Mississippi, United States
John Grisham residence Oxford, Mississippi, United States
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi seat Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
University of Mississippi locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
SEC Baseball Tournament hasHostedCity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Jefferson, Mississippi modeledAfter Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels football location Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels football stadiumLocation Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Ole Miss integration crisis location Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Intruder in the Dust filmingLocation Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Estelle Oldham Faulkner residence Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Estelle Oldham Faulkner placeOfResidence Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Estelle Oldham Faulkner associatedWith Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Estelle Oldham Faulkner residence Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: William Faulkner
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Estelle Oldham Faulkner locationOfActivity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
album "Sweet Tea" recordedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: Sweet Tea
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Northern Mississippi hasMajorCity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
New Albany, Mississippi, United States locatedNear Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: New Albany, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
eastern Mississippi hasCity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: Eastern Mississippi
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: Rowan Oak
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford Division hasSeat Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi hasCountySeat Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi hasLargestCity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi contains Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Rebels locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Tony the Landshark city Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Colonel Reb locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
The Pavilion at Ole Miss locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Swayze Field locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
UM locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: University of Mississippi
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford mainCampus Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: University of Mississippi
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford notableWorkLocation Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: William Faulkner
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: Rowan Oak
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford serves Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: University-Oxford Airport
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Egg Bowl cityHostOleMissHomeGames Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Jefferson modeledAfter Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Yocona River (Yoknapatawpha River in fiction) nearCity Oxford, Mississippi, United States
subject surface form: Yocona River
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
Johnny Vaught workLocation Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
The Pride of the South locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
D.K. Metcalf placeOfBirth Oxford, Mississippi, United States
D.K. Metcalf highSchoolLocation Oxford, Mississippi, United States
this entity surface form: Oxford, Mississippi