Neshoba County

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Neshoba County is a rural county in Mississippi known for its historical significance in the civil rights movement and its annual Neshoba County Fair.

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Neshoba County, Mississippi 3
Neshoba County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
contains Choctaw Indian Reservation (portions)
Pearl River community
Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Philadelphia, Mississippi

Union, Mississippi
country United States of America
countySeat Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Philadelphia, Mississippi
demographics predominantly White and African American population
significant Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians population
economy agriculture
services
timber
governmentType county government
hasAttraction Neshoba County Fair
surface form: Neshoba County Fairgrounds
hasCourthouse Neshoba County Courthouse in Philadelphia
hasCulturalSignificance site of major Mississippi political stump speeches
symbolic location in U.S. civil rights history
hasEvent Neshoba County Fair
hasJurisdiction unincorporated areas within Neshoba County
hasLawEnforcement Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office
hasSchoolDistrict Neshoba County School District
School District of Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia Public School District
hasTribalSchoolSystem Choctaw Tribal School System
historicalEvent 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
isRural true
knownFor 1964 Freedom Summer murders of civil rights workers
Neshoba County Fair
civil rights movement history
locatedIn Mississippi
Neshoba County, Mississippi, is in the central part of the state
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Neshoba (Choctaw word meaning ‘wolf’)
NeshobaCountyFairKnownFor agricultural and livestock exhibitions
camp houses and cabins
political speeches
partOf East Central Mississippi
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
surface form: Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district
regionType rural county
seat Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Philadelphia, Mississippi
state Mississippi
timeZone Central Time Zone
UTC−06:00
timeZoneDST UTC−05:00
transportation served by Mississippi Highway 15
Mississippi Highway 19
surface form: served by Mississippi Highway 19

served by U.S. Highway 16

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Central Mississippi contains Neshoba County
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States borderedBy Neshoba County
subject surface form: Kemper County, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Neshoba County, Mississippi
Newton County, Mississippi borders Neshoba County
this entity surface form: Neshoba County, Mississippi
Attala County, Mississippi borderedBy Neshoba County
this entity surface form: Neshoba County, Mississippi