Sparta is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.

Sparta, Mississippi
Sparta is located in Mississippi
Sparta
Sparta
Sparta is located in the United States
Sparta
Sparta
Coordinates: 33°46′07″N 88°58′45″W / 33.76861°N 88.97917°W / 33.76861; -88.97917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678038[1]

History

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Sparta was once home to two churches and a school.[2] A post office operated under the name Sparta from 1850 to 1905.[3]

Company H of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (known as "The Spartan Band") was enlisted at Sparta on March 23, 1861.[4] Soldiers from this company served with the Army of Northern Virginia in many battles, including First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the Appomattox campaign.[5]

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The 1967 film In the Heat of the Night was set in Sparta, but was actually filmed in and around Sparta, Illinois.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 713.
  3. ^ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ John W. Busey; Travis W. Busey (January 25, 2017). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record. McFarland. p. 1881. ISBN 978-1-4766-2436-5.
  5. ^ "17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry". The Civil War Trail. National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2020.