Oxford, Mississippi, United States

E150035

city college town

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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