Greenville, Mississippi

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Greenville, Mississippi is a small city in the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage and agricultural economy along the Mississippi River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
demographicCharacteristic majority African American population
economyType agriculture-based economy
governingBody City government of Greenville, Mississippi
hasCulturalIdentity “Heart of the Mississippi Delta”
hasCulturalTradition Delta cuisine
blues festivals
hasHeritage blues music
river trade history
hasIndustry agricultural processing
river-related commerce
hasRiverInfrastructure levees along the Mississippi River
historicalEconomicBase cotton production
plantation agriculture
historicalRegion Deep South
knownFor Delta blues culture
agricultural economy
blues music heritage
locatedIn Mississippi
Washington County, Mississippi
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Mississippi River valley
surface form: Mississippi Alluvial Plain
locatedInRegion Mississippi River Delta region
surface form: Mississippi Delta
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
locatedSouthOf Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
locatedWestOf Jackson, Mississippi
majorCrops corn
cotton
rice
soybeans
namedAfter Nathanael Greene
nearBorder Arkansas
partOf North Mississippi Delta
surface form: Mississippi Delta region

Washington County, Mississippi
region Mississippi River Delta region
surface form: Mississippi Delta
role county seat of Washington County, Mississippi
state Mississippi
timezone Central Time Zone
transportation U.S. Route 278 passes through Greenville, Mississippi
U.S. Route 82 passes through Greenville, Mississippi
utcOffsetDST UTC−05:00
utcOffsetStandard UTC−06:00
waterBody Lake Ferguson (oxbow lake of the Mississippi River) near Greenville, Mississippi

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Indianola, Mississippi, United States nearestMajorCity Greenville, Mississippi
subject surface form: Indianola, Mississippi
Amtrak City of New Orleans route servesCity Greenville, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States nearbyCity Greenville, Mississippi
subject surface form: Greenwood, Mississippi
Mississippi River Delta region containsCity Greenville, Mississippi
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district contains Greenville, Mississippi
Jim Henson placeOfBirth Greenville, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Ark-La-Miss region hasMajorCityNearby Greenville, Mississippi
Wilbert Montgomery placeOfBirth Greenville, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Winterville Mounds locatedNear Greenville, Mississippi
Yazoo River basin hasMajorCity Greenville, Mississippi
Delta blues region hasNotableCity Greenville, Mississippi